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Anyone dealt with a damaged jack point? Bought used GT3 a few days ago and couldn't easily see it during visual inspection. Car is CPO so either wasn't noted or was ignored. I've notified the selling dealer and waiting on a reply. I found the part online. I think it's 992 801 778 Y GRV, left side rear. Looks like it would require some disassembly of panels, side skirts etc, then cutting off and welding the replacement on. The right rear is also slightly damaged- bent but probably not bad enough to worry about. Seems clear at some point the car was improperly jacked up/ lifted. Carfax shows only the dealer having worked on the car.
Thanks, yes I ordered those pads and received today. I found the boogered jack bracket when I tried to fit the pucks I use on my 987and 718. I'll probably go ahead and put it on the lift tomorrow so I can do a closer inspection of the rest of the car.
I agree 100% never have something welded on your car if you can avoid it. The risk reward ratio of that type of repair is way skewed towards risk and little reward.
Come on sir,that's nothing! Just put a pry bar underneath the bent piece,against the underneath of the body where you won't damage the paint on the car panels, and straighten it back. Too much work to replace it for that!
Come on sir,that's nothing! Just put a pry bar underneath the bent piece,against the underneath of the body where you won't damage the paint on the car panels, and straighten it back. Too much work to replace it for that!
Dont pry against the bottom of the floor - that is stamped Aluminum and cast Aluminum. Youll do more damage than is there currently.
Dont pry against the bottom of the floor - that is stamped Aluminum and cast Aluminum. Youll do more damage than is there currently.
You can do it if you do it gently. You can straighten that piece slowly step by step. Of course you don't want to pry like a gorilla using a 10 foot pry bar...
If it were mine then I would attempt to restore that existing part using tools to bend it back into shape.
A fulcrum and a lever can be very useful for that effort, assuming both were properly placed and repositioned throughout the effort.
Usage of "large" blocks to distribute the force over a larger area can be useful during the bending process.
It is VERY disappointing when primatives work on vehicles w/o knowledge and w/ incorrect tools causing damage. When I just did a brake job on my daughter's Nissan I discovered someone had used a floor jack on the vertical rocker panel seam, bending it up severely. I restored the shape using my lockjaw pliers so my vertical seam lift tool would function properly, as intended by the manufacturer.
If it were mine then I would attempt to restore that existing part using tools to bend it back into shape.
A fulcrum and a lever can be very useful for that effort, assuming both were properly placed and repositioned throughout the effort.
Usage of "large" blocks to distribute the force over a larger area can be useful during the bending process.
It is VERY disappointing when primatives work on vehicles w/o knowledge and w/ incorrect tools causing damage. When I just did a brake job on my daughter's Nissan I discovered someone had used a floor jack on the vertical rocker panel seam, bending it up severely. I restored the shape using my lockjaw pliers so my vertical seam lift tool would function properly, as intended by the manufacturer.
We think alike. Another thing I was thinking was pulling it like you said. You can use a ratcheting strap : they usually come with a hook you can put around that hole. The only problem is finding something in the concrete to pull against : like a garage door hinge poured into concrete. And have the car on ramps to give you the extra clearance...
For a body shop that's a half an hour job : they have the tools to pull that right out!
If you look carefully, you’ll see that the vertical supports for the horizontal plate have been bent and there is no way to really straighten them out other than cutting the whole thing off the car ..As others have said, I would just live with it it’ll be OK for lifting the car. You don’t want to start cutting things off of the body and re-welding. As far as straightening it out, a slide hammer would never have enough force. Mainly they’re used for bodywork.
06-25-2023, 09:57 PM
Jack bracket damaged
