928s4 BROKEN!!
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It might be worth giving RGA Porsche a call in Vauxhall London. Back in the day they used to run an advert in Exchange & Mart for torque tube overhauls and were something of a specialist at it. Just because it's noisy don't assume it can't be reconditioned, the bearings will produce a load of noise but you are replacing them for new.
The problem with second hand bits is you still have to pay the labour to remove and re-fit but are unsure as to the life expectancy of the newly fitted part. Even if you get a refund / exchange on a faulty replacement part you still have to pay for that removal & re-fit again.
Henry
The problem with second hand bits is you still have to pay the labour to remove and re-fit but are unsure as to the life expectancy of the newly fitted part. Even if you get a refund / exchange on a faulty replacement part you still have to pay for that removal & re-fit again.
Henry
Henry-F said:
It might be worth giving RGA Porsche a call in Vauxhall London. Back in the day they used to run an advert in Exchange & Mart for torque tube overhauls and were something of a specialist at it. Just because it's noisy don't assume it can't be reconditioned, the bearings will produce a load of noise but you are replacing them for new.
The problem with second hand bits is you still have to pay the labour to remove and re-fit but are unsure as to the life expectancy of the newly fitted part. Even if you get a refund / exchange on a faulty replacement part you still have to pay for that removal & re-fit again.
Henry
Yep, Bob at RGA can definitely do it. No point buying 2nd stuff, when the re-built part is only marginally more expensive but will last 3 times as much...The problem with second hand bits is you still have to pay the labour to remove and re-fit but are unsure as to the life expectancy of the newly fitted part. Even if you get a refund / exchange on a faulty replacement part you still have to pay for that removal & re-fit again.
Henry
A torque tube re-built is not difficult at all - the bearings are available from SKF and there are several on-line guides...
Btw, if you have not joined Rennlist, then you should. It is somewhat US-centric, but it is also mine of technical information. More so than the UK 928 list. The two combined would make running a 928 a lot easier and cheaper if you are DIY inclined...
i may be over reacting a bit here but the marbles description is pretty accurate. followed by a wail and drone that is almost deafening if driven. judging by the amount of noise my gut feeling is that it may be beyond a refurb, i was planning on a second hand and then refurb that prior to fitting,maybe a removal and inspection first would be better.i just did not want the car on the ramp and immobile for too long.thanks for the contact advice,
mirach said:
i may be over reacting a bit here but the marbles description is pretty accurate. followed by a wail and drone that is almost deafening if driven. judging by the amount of noise my gut feeling is that it may be beyond a refurb, i was planning on a second hand and then refurb that prior to fitting,maybe a removal and inspection first would be better.i just did not want the car on the ramp and immobile for too long.thanks for the contact advice,
There is no such thing as a torque tube beyond refurb. You have a tube, three bearings of very high quality and the shaft running through the bearings. Thus your gut feeling is totally wrong. It can be done in a day if you have the bearings. If you are London based call Bob at RGA and get it done and over it. Max you will not have the car is 3 days, and that's being conservative. If you use rga in vauxhall just make sure bob does it himself, my experience of rga is not good. Bob himself is knowledge but im not sure about the others. I was relieved of a sizeable amount of cash for "investigation" work, still could not find the fault. After which I tried my local indy who found the fault and fixed it for half what I was charged by rga. Good luck.
I have spent well over £20k at indys on 928s. For what it is worth here's my 2 cents:
Paul Anderson: nice guy, 1 man band, workshop a complete mess and maybe thats why he forgot to tighten the head studs on my £5k engine "rebuild". Never again.
RGA: Expensive but car always came back fixed. The written report he produced after the job mentioned above is interesting reading.
No 5 Garage Acton: very good, especially with electrical stuff and MAFs
Jaz: don't bother they aren't interested in your car.
Steve Bull: Very good, no issues whatsoever.
GT One: best customer service and quality of work I have ever had, on any car. The *only* workshop who appreciate that spending thousands of pounds requires a little bit of proactive customer communications...
Paul Anderson: nice guy, 1 man band, workshop a complete mess and maybe thats why he forgot to tighten the head studs on my £5k engine "rebuild". Never again.
RGA: Expensive but car always came back fixed. The written report he produced after the job mentioned above is interesting reading.
No 5 Garage Acton: very good, especially with electrical stuff and MAFs
Jaz: don't bother they aren't interested in your car.
Steve Bull: Very good, no issues whatsoever.
GT One: best customer service and quality of work I have ever had, on any car. The *only* workshop who appreciate that spending thousands of pounds requires a little bit of proactive customer communications...
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