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Grinding Noise from Rear Spoiler - Cheap Fix

Stewart H

Stewart H

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Ever since I've had the car, there has been an awful grinding noise from the rear spoiler (I doubt I'm the only person this has happened to) Was searching ebay last weekend under Porsche 964 like everyone does and I spotted an ad from an ebay shop for a repair kit - only £9.99 inc postage. Given that the spoiler transmission is a sealed unit and costs about £250 from an OPC I was a bit sceptical but thought, just hit the 'buy now' button.
It arrived in yesterday's post and I thought "that's a very expensive small sealed bearing", which it would be for a tenner when you could probably buy one for a quid or two. What was worth the money though was the 4 page printout with photos and full instructions.
The long and short of it is that the sealed bearing replaces a ball race which has a direct path for water to enter and in time, the bearing fails - hence the grinding noise. You do stand a chance of ruining the old unit because you have to perform surgery on it but then you would have to replace it anyway.
I'm not going to give all of the details because that would be unfair on the seller but if anybody with a 964 or 993 has this problem, I'll be happy to let them have the seller's details.
 
Wish I new about this when I had my 993. The noise used to drive me insane! Asked garage to get it fixed but they just dismissed it down to age of vehicle?!
 
They are indeed the same instructions [:(] Have to admit that I never visit the 993 forum, it's too modern a car [:D]
 
Stewart - nice write-up. I hope you don't mind if I grab it for the next 964 register column in PPost. Oddly, this issue seems to have cropped up a few time in the past month!
 
ORIGINAL: Alexander Drobik

Stewart - nice write-up. I hope you don't mind if I grab it for the next 964 register column in PPost. Oddly, this issue seems to have cropped up a few time in the past month!
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Maybe you could offer it for Melv or Des to use in the 964RS column, that way we might actually have something to read. [;)][;)][;)][;)]

Yeah I know, "If you write something we'll print it." lol [:)][;)]
 
ORIGINAL: RSGulp
Yeah I know, "If you write something we'll print it." lol [:)][;)]
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Exactement mon brave -see next month........things are now happening...[;)]
 
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