What did you do to your 996TT today?
#8056
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Cons: needs a paint correction
Pros: has the world's most special exhaust (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_EtLZPANKk)
Pros: has the world's most special exhaust (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_EtLZPANKk)
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-maranello-10/
#8057
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Cons: needs a paint correction
Pros: has the world's most special exhaust (
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Congrats on the new ride...just love the sound of the V12!
Cons: needs a paint correction
Pros: has the world's most special exhaust (
Congrats on the new ride...just love the sound of the V12!
#8058
RL Community Team
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That was a cool video, it in fact just inspired me to go and fire up the turbo and listen to it...
#8059
Racer
When I adjusted my rear PSS9 the other week i didn't have time to get tot he fronts to check to see if they were out of specs as well and it was nagging in the back of my head. I finally got in new wheel bolts and had time this morning to pull the wheels and check. While the fronts looked good ascetically, they were way high as well. The blue lines on the paper are the top and bottom height limits for the PSS9s measured from the center of the mounting bolt to the top of the spring perch. Could this be the reason I have had creaking in my front suspension? I'll have to wait until the weather warms up to see if the noise is still there. Now to see who can do a four corner balance near me.
While taking off one wheel one of the wheel bolts came out leaving the ball seat stuck in the wheel. What the heck!?! I didn't know that was possible. After much consternation and debating on how to proceed I finally settled on using a socket head to try to tap it out from the back. I found a 10mm socket which the fit nicely in the wheel bolt hole but too big to go in the ball seat. a very light tap from a 3 lb hammer popped it right out. As it turns out I spent exponentially more time trying to decide what to do than actually doing what fixed it. If all car problems could be that easy!
While taking off one wheel one of the wheel bolts came out leaving the ball seat stuck in the wheel. What the heck!?! I didn't know that was possible. After much consternation and debating on how to proceed I finally settled on using a socket head to try to tap it out from the back. I found a 10mm socket which the fit nicely in the wheel bolt hole but too big to go in the ball seat. a very light tap from a 3 lb hammer popped it right out. As it turns out I spent exponentially more time trying to decide what to do than actually doing what fixed it. If all car problems could be that easy!
#8060
RL Community Team
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I cannot see the helper spring doing much - it is completely compressed. Perhaps it could be the coils rubbing against each other?
#8061
Rennlist Member
Replaced alternator. Surprisingly easier than a 996 NA alternator swap.
#8062
RL Community Team
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#8063
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Bilstin PSS9/10's come with very specific instructions for where to set the ride height. Spoiler alert, it's not that low, like 3/4" lower than factory USA specs. At the low setting my fender lip to the ground measurement is 25.75", any lower is lower than Bilstein recommends.
Definitely not the source of your creaking. Check the swaybar endlinks first and then the strut top bushings/bearing next.
Definitely not the source of your creaking. Check the swaybar endlinks first and then the strut top bushings/bearing next.
#8064
RL Community Team
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Bilstin PSS9/10's come with very specific instructions for where to set the ride height. Spoiler alert, it's not that low, like 3/4" lower than factory USA specs. At the low setting my fender lip to the ground measurement is 25.75", any lower is lower than Bilstein recommends.
Definitely not the source of your creaking. Check the swaybar endlinks first and then the strut top bushings/bearing next.
Definitely not the source of your creaking. Check the swaybar endlinks first and then the strut top bushings/bearing next.
#8065
Racer
The helper springs are only there to maintain constant force upward when the shock is extended for what ever reason under load they remain compressed.. I have to assume some engineer determined it was necessary.
Last edited by M Pete; 01-02-2021 at 07:05 PM.
#8066
Racer
#8067
Those are flat coiled helpers which are meant to sit fully compressed. They're there only to keep the main spring seated on its perch when the shock is at full extension.
#8068
RL Community Team
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That makes sense, but the car would pretty much have to be airborne at that point.
#8069
Detailed my air box and did some engine bay cleanup. Pretty happy with the result. Also did the fuel filter which was more annoying than expected.