986 rear control arms and bearing

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Жыл бұрын

I'm replacing the final pieces of my 986 suspension with new rear control arms and while I'm in there I'll replace the wheel bearings as well. Hopefully this will remedy all the creaking and popping coming from the suspension because I'm ready for this thing to sound and drive like a Porsche.

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@samuelseager6785 Жыл бұрын

This is the ONLY video that I can find that shows how to replace the rear bearings. Lots of videos and resources on the front, but you are the only one who has shown us the procedure for the rear. Thank you.

@jasonsporschechannel945 Жыл бұрын

I very glad you found the video useful, and I really appreciate you watching.

@peterchang7646 21 күн бұрын

@@jasonsporschechannel945 I enjoyed the video as well, however when you are pushing the hub back on (29:30), it's probably best practise to support the inner race of the bearing with a small adapter instead of pressing against the wheel housing.

@NealWinters 8 ай бұрын

Put the lug nuts on the slide hammer bracket with the good side facing out.

@mariomelo6516 Жыл бұрын

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@AB0BA_69 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Wanted to get your opinion on two questions: - Have you considered replacing the bearings/bushings only? I'm leaning towards this for my suspension rebuild for cost reasons. - I'll also need to replace all of my shocks. Do you think combining that with a bearings/bushings swap will be too much for a day or still doable? Intermediate wrenching experience on my end. Thank you and looking forward to more videos!

@jasonsporschechannel945 Жыл бұрын

I looked into replacing just bushings. There's not a lot of information out there about doing this, and I'm not sure that all the bushings/ball joints can be replaced without replacing the control arms. It would be a little cheaper, but more labor intensive because you would have to press out the old bushings, and then press back in the new ones (I don't have a press). If you dedicated an entire day to this project (with an early start), you probably could do it. But you might want to split it up and take your time to make sure you're being safe and doing it right. Good luck and thanks for watching.

@chrisbode7173 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, I have to change both the left and right long control arms on my 2000 Boxster S, but cannot find the torque specs for the bolts involved. Do you have them readily available or know where to find the value's? Great video about changing the wheel bearing by the way!

@jasonsporschechannel945 Жыл бұрын

is it the long rear control arm, or the front tuning fork?

@samuelseager6785 Жыл бұрын

2:03 Hilarious political commentary!😄

@jasonsporschechannel945 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm trying to let a little more of my personality come out in these videos.

@robertking7584 Жыл бұрын

Dude, nothing is made in America anymore. In fact, nothing has been purely American made since the 1980's. Look for good quality not place of origin. Sad really you're working on a GERMAN vehicle. Never heard of an impact hammer?

@jasonsporschechannel945 Жыл бұрын

It is sad that we make so few things here in the U.S. now. The way I chose parts is by reading a lot of reviews from different sources. Meyle parts are always a lot cheaper than others, and I've seen mixed reviews. I'm on a pretty tight budget, so the cheaper parts are very appealing to me. I know that there are a lot of "counterfeit parts" made in China, and I'm always worried that I'm going to end up with a less quality part because it's cheaper and it's going to cost me more in the long run. As far as my tools; I used to have a lot of mechanics tools. But several years ago I was living in Lelani Estates subdivision on big island of Hawaii. A fissure opened up on the next street over. We were forced to evacuate with whatever we could carry. I took my dogs and my guitars, so all my other possession are now under six feet of lava. I'm slowly building back my tool arsenal, but it's a slow process. I'm just happy to have found this Porsche at such a low price ($6,000.00) before the used car prices went through the roof. Thanks for watching.

@samuelseager6785 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonsporschechannel945 The fact is most of the unreliable products come from China.

@samuelseager6785 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonsporschechannel945 Please keep making these video with whatever tools you have around. Most of us are poor and can't afford the best tools.