porsche tool ref 9816

[brummie]

Hi guys, I am checking over my car while it is SORN and I am concerned about the appearance of the rubber stops at the top of the front shock absorbers. My S2 cab has only 48K miles on her but 24 years seems to have taken its toll on the rubber. The shocks appear to be OK, so I am thinking of taking out the struts and replacing these rubber stops.Clarks Garage mention a tool ref 9816 to dissemble the top of the strut, does anyone know what this tool is ?

 

[Waylander]

box spanner with a allen key hole through it so you can undo the top nuts

 

[Lancerlot]

You will require a spring compressor too.

 

[brummie]

Thanks guys, I will buy some spring clamps and get started.

 

[Chrishazle]

There were a load of Porsche FE specialist tools listed on Ebay from Germany just recently - my search was Porsche 968 EU rather than UK, you may have to ferret a little to find them - and ferret a lot further somewhere to find out what they're for as the listing description was just something like "Porsche specialist tool" with a number - and all probably in German!!


Edit - here's one of them : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/porsche-911-924-944-928-968-993-964-spezialwerkzeug-3264-VW-AUDI-special-tools-/221647448119?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item339b37a837, they're in Holland not Germany, and I think this seller has loads of different ones.

 

[Waylander]

think this is the tool you need

Strut tool

 

[bmnelsc]

I'm told that an O2 sensor socket will do the job also. If you find one with the slot that goes around about half way you can get your hex key in there and use a normal torque wrench when re-installing.

 

[zcacogp]

... or just an old-fashioned swan-neck spanner of the right size (19mm perhaps?) and a torque wrench with the right size allen key insert.


Oli.

 

[wibble]

I used an angled brace with hollowed centre - slightly over engineered and could do some damage used as a blunt instrument A good tool shop should find a suitable tool.

There is an article in latest Porsche & 911 World in Q&A 944 top strut mounts - though nothing on how to get it off. I bought it for the article on the 944 Turbo doing the 'ring in under 8 mins - sweet.

 

[chrisg]

Must read that article about the sub 8 mins lap. Must a. A pretty handy driver b. A very well sorted and powerful (300bhp +) car !

 

[zcacogp]

a. - Yes.
b. Yes. Or could be a pretty standard S2 .... []

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Or could be a pretty standard S2

To be fair, you'd want to have the tyre pressures correct on an S2 or it'll be just over the 8-minute mark. They're sensitive beasts, I only managed 8 minutes 13 when I had one less PSI in a rear tyre. [8|]

 

[wibble]

ORIGINAL: chrisg

Must read that article about the sub 8 mins lap. Must a. A pretty handy driver b. A very well sorted and powerful (300bhp +) car !

Feb issue. The car is 300BHP with 100Kg shed and some effort with suspension set-up. I'll leave it at that. There is also an article on 968 with Evans waterless coolant.

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty
To be fair, you'd want to have the tyre pressures correct on an S2 or it'll be just over the 8-minute mark. They're sensitive beasts, I only managed 8 minutes 13 when I had one less PSI in a rear tyre. [8|]

Tyre pressures can make a big difference, but 13 seconds down for one PSI sounds a bit extreme, even for you McNulters. Are you sure it wasn't something simpler - like the headlights being up? They quite ruin the aero of the front of the car, y'know, and the drag they cause is huge. More than enough to explain 13 seconds on the Nordschliefe.


Oli.