Carlo_Carrera

Used the extreme heat version just to be in the safe side.

Carlo_Carrera

I agree 100% it's a poor design and not to nitpick but your car being damaged while loading onto a flatbed isn't really relevant. It is different issue.

vtec_

perhaps a bumper tow hook is needed

theprf

The "glue" Porsche used is almost certainly Heinkel (Loctite) 680 cylindrical bonding compound.
It's a good choice although it degrades above 250-ish Fahrenheit. That is how Heinkel specifies removal: heat parts over 250F.

vtec_

would loctite ns5500 be the proper "fix" for this?

its very expensive but apparently its good for 1500 F

cdk4219

yea, if the coolant lines hadn’t been glued in with bubble gum, there would be no need to tow. Lowered car and small bed rollback leads to lots of angle for the car to go up. Regardless that’s what happened, and it was more expensive to fix. Had nothing to do with the tow hook, it was being pulled from the tow hook.

cdk4219

Yes the bumper tow hook is required if the Heinkel 680 loctite is still remaining on the coolant pipes. It’s really important for pulling a non running car onto the rollback.

vtec_

loctite NS5500 would probably solve these issues and no pinning is required