When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
New to me 992 -- and some questions about how maintain it
I attended a 1-day Porsche Track Experience 3 years ago and have been on the look out for a 992 Carrera 4 or 4S since then. Sadly, work and home life kept on getting in the way, but the stars and moon finally aligned and I recently purchased a CPO 2020 Carrera 4.
I love the car and am trying to get it ready to be my daily driver. It currently has Pirelli P Zero summer performance tires. I have ordered a set of winter wheels/tires (Stance SF10 wheels with Pirelli Sottozero winter tires).
My plan is to swap out the current wheels/tires with the new winter wheels/tires when they arrive.I have some questions about swapping out the wheels/tires. I have an old Craftsman 4443 torque wrench that probably dates to the 1980s that is set up for foot-pounds. I have a low-profile floor jack to use when changing the wheels.
- Is 118 foot-pounds the correct torque value when putting on the new wheels?
- Is it likely the 1980s era torque wrench is still correctly calibrated?
- Should I use jack stands when changing out the wheels or is the floor jack enough?
Any advice you all could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Is 118 ft/lbs the correct torque? Any conversion should be readily available on the internet.
Will the torque wrench still be correctly calibrated? It will most likely be close enough. Don't overthink things.
Will the floor jack be enough to change the tires? The normal way to change a tire is to jack it up, change tires, and let the jack down. Again, don't overthink things.
Yes...torque setting for wheel bolts is 118.
Treat yourself to a new torque wrench; an old wrench can be checked and recalibrated but with a new, quality one you'll have peace of mind (and a new tool lol)
No need to put the car on jack stands just to change a wheel... with a jack with enough lift height, you can get one side of the car up and do front and rear swaps.
Q.) Is 118 foot-pounds the correct torque value when putting on the new wheels?
A.) Yes
Q.) Is it likely the 1980s era torque wrench is still correctly calibrated?
A.) It'll be just fine. There's nothing over time that'll cause it's accuracy to be off by any amount of any real significance that any new Torque Wrench would improve on.
Q.) Should I use jack stands when changing out the wheels or is the floor jack enough?
A.) Use Jack Stands and leave the Floor Jack in place in case a Jack Stand fails. Don't laugh. There's really no point in removing the Floor Jack. It's not going to be in your way where it is now and you're just going to have to put it back in a few minutes anyway.
To make the job a bit easier, Get a "Wheel Hanger Pin Set" to use when installing or removing a Wheel. It/they hold the wheel in place while you screw in the first, or remove the last, two Wheel Lugs.They make handling the weight and size of the Wheel that much easier to manage when removing or installing the Wheel. Google and/or Amazon can be your friends.
.
Last edited by Bluehighways; 12-09-2023 at 03:00 AM.
I got the same wheel hanger pins Bluehighways posted. Those work great b/c they don't have the knurled edges which just scratch up your rim. DO NOT get the knurled ones. They are trash.
Also, with respect to torquing rims to spec and whether your torque wrench is accurate, I don't think it will matter much as long as you get it in the ballpark (say +/- 5 ft/lb). What's more important is to check it again after a few days and periodically check to make sure all the wheel bolts are tight on the car. Don't over torque them.
You might want to purchase a Quickjack depending on how much you want to/can do yourself. Unless you have a lift. Did the CPO info indicate when the last brake fluid flush was done? That's an every two year thing regardless of mileage and all four wheels need to be off the car to do it (at least I can't figure out a way to do it otherwise).
I have an embarrassing number of torque wrenches but always use my Precision that I purchased based on recommendations here.
Your 1980's Craftsman Torque Wrench wasn't any good when it was new......(Yes, I'm a tool junkie)......forty years age have not improved it! Serious mechanics calibrate every 12 months or 5,000 cycles..
I attended a 1-day Porsche Track Experience 3 years ago and have been on the look out for a 992 Carrera 4 or 4S since then. Sadly, work and home life kept on getting in the way, but the stars and moon finally aligned and I recently purchased a CPO 2020 Carrera 4.
I love the car and am trying to get it ready to be my daily driver. It currently has Pirelli P Zero summer performance tires. I have ordered a set of winter wheels/tires (Stance SF10 wheels with Pirelli Sottozero winter tires).
My plan is to swap out the current wheels/tires with the new winter wheels/tires when they arrive.I have some questions about swapping out the wheels/tires. I have an old Craftsman 4443 torque wrench that probably dates to the 1980s that is set up for foot-pounds. I have a low-profile floor jack to use when changing the wheels.
- Is 118 foot-pounds the correct torque value when putting on the new wheels?
- Is it likely the 1980s era torque wrench is still correctly calibrated?
- Should I use jack stands when changing out the wheels or is the floor jack enough?
Any advice you all could provide would be greatly appreciated.
i have no idea on the mechanical side but that car on those new Pzero winter tires you will fly past 4x4 trucks.
12-08-2023, 04:38 PM
New to me 992 -- and some questions about how maintain it
