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Bearings tend to be one of those - "I just know" noises. That said, it could be a bearing in the engine bay not the wheel bearing - given no change on steering. There is little harm in waiting just a bit. The only other thing I can think of is wind noise- but that is typically more like a whistle. Given the fact that you drive it so little and you dealer doesn't see you much, maybe someone witby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
Indeed, welcome. Some of us are not on daily - as we once were, but this is among the best car communities on the net.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
Gundo - I am looking at you. And others on the TSBL list.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
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It is amazing how late the 500,000th was. There are many late model 911's out there.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
you need to get your priorities in order. What is more important - the family you have nurtured your whole life or a bunch of semi-strangers with whom you exchange internet postings? Congrats.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
The oil gets into the bearing and the shaft due to the expansion and contraction of the heated then colled air in the IMS tube. If there was a vent hole(s) in the tube, it could vent at a place other than through the bearing. Thus the vented IMS tube would cure issue number 1 which is oil being sucked through the seal and bearing. It would also allow any oil which did get into the tube to escaby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
If Porsche had drilled a few holes in the intermediate shaft to let it "breathe" and to let any oil which entered the shaft be expelled like a centrifuge, would that have cured the problem which ultimately led to IMS failures? The DOF does seem to make a whole lot of sense. But I am asking about the foundational design. If they had a way for air an oil to get out of the shaft, would the failureby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
The body shop guy was actually chastising me a bit because I had not detailed the car in a while. He said I really need to clay bar it to get the crap out and get a really good coat of wax on it, because if I don't I will start "killing the paint" this eventhough he said "that German paint is really, really good." He told me to wait "a while" I took that to mean 6-8 weeks. He said that the paiby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
somebody might correct me, but If it is all one bank, it is less likely plugs and coils.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I have not driven since - largely because of the snow etc. I don't want to ding up new/soft paint. I REALLY need to detail the car. I has not been done in well over a year - perhaps over 2. I need to have the car clay barred among other things. 1) how long do I have to wait? 2) Any special instructions due to the new paint job? 3) Should I go to a "higher end" guy because of the new paintby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I have used the autozone replacements in several vehicles without issue. I got the ones with the higher warranty. At least one they replaced under warranty - no questions asked and right in the lot.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
However, I had similar problems after the rebuild of my Camaro tranny several years ago. They had to reopen the case and found a seal or o-ring was not properly seated. Once reassembled ran like a dream - right after return. I would guess that the internals would require at least a minimum time to seat in etc. So I would not autocross or anything. But I would not (and did not) do anything speby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
try to mimic that chart. It is supposed to be "normal" driving.....by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I got in the car with Tori. Installed the code reader and had her check "live" for the IM readiness codes. We drove from here to near Gundo's - back through New Canaan. As we got to Meade park the codes cleared and we drove straight to the inspection bay. Voila. done. There is a chart with the kinds of driving which need to be done. I know I varied the gears and stuff to simulate the chartby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
The clutch was much heavier, the steering was different and the tires rode differently as well. That and the painted coathooks.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I am looking at you Rich. Your car was VERY different.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I would be a little particular though. If I was afraid of a crash or crazy(ish) driving I would not swap.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
It was unclear from the original that the oil would enter the other side of the shaft. It was also unclear that the OEM seals needed to be removed. But now that you point that out, your concerns make eminent sense.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
My apologies if it has been. But it looks like a potential solution - unclear how much surgery this one needs and how "long term viable" it would be.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
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4 days post open heart surgery? Home. That little one is a fantastically quick healer. Bodes well.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I used a really long extension and a swivel head - worked pretty well.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I did this last year +/- I know I followed a suggestion on a google search. It might have been the Pelican parts site or the 101 projects book (I have it somewhere). I bought a used half shaft to replace one that had be damaged at the dealer and was leaking. The metal ring to which the boot was attached was toasted. In any event, I do not recall removing the diagonal. I did move the hub etcby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
I did this last year +/- I know I followed a suggestion on youtube. I bought a used half shaft to replace one that had be damaged at the dealer and was leaking. The metal ring to which the boot was attached was toasted. In any event, I do not recall removing the diagonal. I did move the hub etc. though. I will try to spin up the youtube instructions.by JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
Again, a ceramic bearing with sintered silicon nitride ***** was a logical choice for wear mitigation considering we brought to market ceramic cam followers almost 14 years ago to fix cam lifter failures due to excessive wear, until we discovered it was the oil causing the failures. Then we moved on. So said, (or typed), Charles Navarro LN Engineering who, as I understand it, is one of the selby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum
This appears to be a solution in search of a problem. The sellers note that roller bearings generally can only sustain 10% of the thrust that a ball bearing can sustain. (I have no idea how true that is - but if the seller says it - it suggests that the product is known to be inferior.) The seller says it is a low cost alternative. Ok, spare me. We are talking about the engine here. The selby JM-Stamford,CT - Main Forum