981 failed mot - ball joints
Discussion
ATM said:
Just wandering if any owners have failed their mot due to ball joints on their 981. My car is on 38000 miles so I'm quite surprised by this. I'm not entirely sure which ball joints but hopefully the failure sheet will be a bit more informative.
Under warranty?Yes, I know it's "wear and tear" but when I queried what would be covered by my extended warranty my OPC gave the example of a leaking shock absorber at 40k miles and said it would be covered.
There's also reasonable expectation. My 330ci front suspension arms needed replacing at 100k miles. I'd expect "ball joints" to last more than 38k miles but your OPC will argue you've been rallying in the Sahara no doubt.
DJMC said:
So how much are they quoting to fix?
Only a small garage - we're interested in even quoting.Does this mean I need to replace these - £300 a pop.
https://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod129572/Control-...
You could pay £300 + vat
or https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/suspension-arm-and...
its best to change all 4 so you only have to reset the geo once.
or https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/suspension-arm-and...
its best to change all 4 so you only have to reset the geo once.
I wonder if one of my rears is on the way out, I can hear a knocking over bumps at the rear. Will find out in a few days at the MOT! Hoping it’s just a bushing. Bloody councils and their speed “bumps” (anti vehicIe longevity obstacles). Everytime I see one I have unsavoury thoughts. Round my parts it’s the road surface, there’s badly maintained concrete road sections that even at walking pace clang and crash the car. People behind get right narked off when you’re taking it easy. I used to fly over them in my Peugeot but the cayman just doesn’t like it.
ATM said:
Not wishing to teach you to suck eggs, but make sure the car is on the ground before torqueing up the inner bolt after you've fitted the new arm There's a chance the same bolt will be seized in the inner bush, but hopefully not ....
Slippydiff said:
Not wishing to teach you to suck eggs, but make sure the car is on the ground before torqueing up the inner bolt after you've fitted the new arm
There's a chance the same bolt will be seized in the inner bush, but hopefully not ....
I've never put spanner to Porsche suspension before so any tips well received. There's a chance the same bolt will be seized in the inner bush, but hopefully not ....
ATM said:
I've never put spanner to Porsche suspension before so any tips well received.
In that case, hose anything you'll be undoing/removing with decent penetrating fluid/oil for a few days before getting stuck in. Word on the street (PH actually) is that a mixture of ATF power steering/automatic transmission fluid and acetone will free off pretty much anything
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Failing that use GT85 or Wurth Rost off. Keep us posted, and don't forget to take lots of photos (including any injuries gained during the process) Good luck
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