997.2 Workshop manual ?

[Stubob1949]

Hi,
After getting a new trolley jack and jack stands I am busy cleaning the crud from behind the wheel arch liners. I also have a perished bump stop that needs replacing but see the top of the strut is corroding along with the spring and it’s got me to thinking I could have a go at replacing.( I do realise the geometry would require specialist attention) It’s a while since I did any serious work on my cars and the good old days of renewing trunnions on my TR6 And for all my other cars various projects I had a works manual (still have them) and scarred fingers ! but no Porsche 997.2. Is there a good version out there as I’ve seen some dubious offerings. Thanks.
Stuart

 

[docandy]

Hi Stuart.
Superficial corrosion on springs and in the area of the damper shaft under the bump stop is common, and rarely at risk of causing a structural failure. If its not bad i would replace the bump stop and bellows (in my opinion the Meyle kit part no. 414 640 0000 is better than the porsche one, and a fraction of the price- the bumper stops are yellow as per OEM not grey as in some internet images) and spray the spring with lanoguard.
Design 911 also sell 'OE match' parts which I suspect are febi bilstein and probably not as good as the Meyle ones- Meyle aftermarket parts are usually reverse engineered.
The removal of dampers is covered in this book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/...illa-search&sr=8-1
You will need a spring compressor. Don't get cheap ones and make sure they have safety catches, and don't use an impact on on them as this destroys the threads)
However, I did download a 997 manual this week foc of rennlist- with factory workshop manuals however there is presumed mechanical knowledge/tooling knowledge so the book might be better for occasional home mechanics.
https://rennlist.com/foru...nload-a-copy-here.html
Hope that helps.
Andy
R8.

 

[Stubob1949]

Many thanks for those links and comments. I’ve actually downloaded a workshop manual after I received a message from a person who I thought was a member but it did have a cost applied. Shame I didn’t see the free one earlier but C’est La Vie I guess??. I’m not planning on using my car a great deal more this side of Christmas so will monitor the bump stop and shocks etc, mainly because I am having to replace my cabriolet roof??. Funnily The best quote I’ve had for replacing the shocks etc seems to be less than I could actually purchase the parts at a 10% discount as a club member so I don’t see me getting my hands dirty when the time comes??. Thanks once again??