981 failed mot - ball joints

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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.

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DJMC said:

Under warranty?

No

2012 bought privately

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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-...

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Yes

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DJMC said:

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Yes

Sue the council for the cost!

I generally allow the passenger side to absorb impacts like humps as I'm sitting on the other side.

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I've done some digging and it appears the front arms are different to the rears. I've ordered a front arm and will have a go at changing it myself. I will try a visual comparison with the rear arm. Someone has suggested the rear arms are the same as all 9x6 9x7 arms.

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I now have a new shiny arm on my kitchen worktop. It's a JTC1619 from TRW.

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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.

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I had a little look under there and I can't figure out how to tighten the inner nut once the car is on the ground. What with me being a typically powerfully built ph'er.

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I feel inspired now.

Thanks fellas

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4 hours and

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ATM said:

4 hours and

Another 2 hours and the new one is on. Only thing I broke was this headlight level sensor maybe - or is it important like for yaw or what not?

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Got a pic of the rear arm. It's next. Need to source the replacement first.

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ATM said:

Got a pic of the rear arm. It's next. Need to source the replacement first.

So the rear arms match the front. I've ordered another.

I'll add a few pics just because I took loads and need to justify my new PH Guru like status for getting stuck into the job.

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