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  1. xxaarraa
    I searched and it only turned up two hits on car cover and neither of them answered my question. I know this is sacrilege, but my motorcycle fleet keeps on growing (out of control) and taking up space in the garage, so I am considering leaving the car outside. Are there good outdoor-use car covers that folks would recommend that would offer decent protection from the elements while also not scratching the car? Please let me know,
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    I got the car about 500 miles ago from a private party. He was the one who put on the PSS10. He had all his work done at a reputable Porsche indy (sets up cup cars) in Framingham MA - IMS/RMS/AOS/clutch/suspension/strut mounts/etc. All the paperwork I have for about $10k in repairs is from that shop, but I have no way to tell who did the work. It's hard to imagine they would take the A-arms off to do struts, but weird.
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    Not an uncommon occurrence, Porsche is learning by experience, just as we are. I would suggest also getting a replacement for the same bolt on the other side of the car, bolts are relatively cheap, fishing the car out of ditch after the front end falls apart at speed is not......... hmm yeah, two bolts are on order - one for each side of the car. BOTH of them went missing!!
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    Thanks. The dealer did confirm that the part # for 7 was superceded by a different number: 90037832901 which is what I have on order. So who knows, Porsche might have superceded the 110 bolt with a longer 160 bolt precisely to avoid what happened to me!
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    #7 is a M14X160 bolt, spec is 118 ft. lb. Thanks JFP. I think you and I are looking at different fiches for some reason. Here is what I am looking at from Porsche's website and shows #7 as a M14x1.5x110.
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    Jfp, any chance you can lookup torque values for the #7 from your Bentley manual for me?
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    It did turn out to be # 7. Special order from Porsche I have both on order. In the mean time I found a couple of M14x1.5x100 bolts at a local recycler. The #7 bolt I have on order are M14x1.5x110. I figured 10 mm shorter bolt should be ok for a few days to get me around till the Porsche bolts come in. Assuming I'd need a full front end alignment once this is all done correct? Any special tools or machine needed or can the local shop get it aligned to factory spec?
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    Thanks. Item # 4 does not look like the part. I think the bolt I am looking for is # 11. But I will print this out and take it to the car this morning and confirm. FYI, I found these on Porsche.com also. http://www.porsche.com/all/media/pdf/originalparts/usa/996_USA_KATALOG.pdf
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    Alright guys, had it up on a lift and found the problem within 30 seconds. Quite scary. Ready for this? BOTH my front A-arm (or trailing arm I guess) bolts are missing. Its the bolts that hold the front of the arm to the subframe. Gone. We were able to just wiggle the A-arm back and forth as it was held on by only the rear bolt. I guess this is good news and bad news. Good news because we know what the problem is and it's an easy fix. Bad news because I want to know how the heck a critical bolt like that just vibrates off, especially the pair of them. Car is parked at the shop as I didn't want to drive it. Going to call Porsche in the morning to see if they have the bolt in stock. Anyone know if they would or a specific part # I should be chasing down?
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    Taking it down the street to put it up on a lift tomorrow. Will keep you guys posted on what I find.
  12. xxaarraa
    Guys, thanks but thats exactly my intention also. I am asking if anyone has tips on what to check inspect that might be a common wear item on these cars. "take it to a shop" is easy, but looking for more insight.
  13. xxaarraa
    Hey guys, 03 C4S. 32k miles. PSS10. Driving to work today, there was a loud clunking noise as I was merging on to the highway - felt like something fell off the front of the car, but banged and clanged its way through to the back. I looked in the mirror and coudn't spot any pieces flying around but my first instinct was I either picked up a big rock or something came loose and rattled its way back. Car drove fine so I kept going. [*]I get to work and notice that as I brake from 20-25 mph, the steering wheel shakes badly.[*]As I go over bumps, there is a rattling noise.[*]When I brake hard from 10-12 mph, there is a clunking noise and feels like something is loose. Best way to describe is that it feels like ABS is kicking in. What I have managed to isolate so far: [*]There is no pulsing on the brake pedal (I thought it might be rotors)[*]Braking at speed seems OK. [*]I looked over the paperwork from the previous owner and the PSS10s were done less than 2000 miles ago and they did strut mount bearings as part of the job. [*]Cannot find anything in the previous paperwork to indicate rotors or pads were ever done. Currently at 31,600 miles. Any tips on how to go about checking this stuff from easy to hard? Cross drilled rotors cannot be turned correct? Usually, I'd just say heck with it and do rotors and pads, but the clunking I heard today makes me hesitate. Thanks a lot for your thoughts,
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