What did you do to/with your 996 today?

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by sparkywig » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:32 am

Had the geo set

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:35 am

sparkywig wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:32 am Had the geo set
Any issues getting the settings where you wanted them? I had an alignment done last year after going over a seam during a repaving project bent my rear wheels. The shop couldn't get one of the wheels completely within spec.
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by sparkywig » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:49 am

No, it was fine. But I have had new coffin arms, tuning forks, shocks and springs fitted.
Are you sure you haven't bent a control arm?

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:28 am

sparkywig wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:49 am No, it was fine. But I have had new coffin arms, tuning forks, shocks and springs fitted.
Are you sure you haven't bent a control arm?
The shop said no - that was my first thought, also.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:50 pm

That shop is effing epic, BTW. My dream workshop. The ivy climbing the walls...just epic.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by FRUNKenstein » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:49 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:50 pm That shop is effing epic, BTW. My dream workshop. The ivy climbing the walls...just epic.
And it has a red door. Is that . . . is that, Fiorano?


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www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Sat May 21, 2022 4:01 pm

Today I pulled the inside driver door release…and something popped, and now there’s about half an inch of play in the handle…if I pull it out, the window drops to open-the-door position; if I push it in, the window goes back up.

Adding it to the list…

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 32wildbilly » Sat May 21, 2022 5:24 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 4:01 pm Today I pulled the inside driver door release…and something popped, and now there’s about half an inch of play in the handle…if I pull it out, the window drops to open-the-door position; if I push it in, the window goes back up.

Adding it to the list…
Well you should know better than to go all The Incredible Hulk on the door handles!

On second thought it might be an additional side effect of the second booster...
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon May 23, 2022 11:23 am

It appears that the spring/detent/whatever that blew out on my driver door handle is the one that makes sure the microswitch isn't open (or closed - not sure if it's NO/NC/momentary) unless you're pulling on the handle. I noticed my engine cranked really slowly when I drove back home from the office this morning - the cabin lights have been on because door handle.

Looks like some exploratory surgery is in order. The Interwebs tell me there's a broken spring that needs replacing...

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Mon May 23, 2022 11:54 am

This sounds like something that will one day happen to all of us - please let us know your findings!
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