fizz Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) Edited now... top mount bearing sourced, now I'm after front wheel hubs due to the threads being shot when the calliper bolts were taken out. Scroll a few posts down for pics. ≈=============== Knew I'd forget something from my suspension parts list! Garage just rang as said the old ones are shot and they are trying to see who stocks them. Are the top mounts bearings standard size I presume? Will ring Leeds porsche in the morning but doubt they will have them in stock. Edited April 15, 2023 by fizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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½cwt Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 x Porsche 987 Gen1 Boxster (Spyder Performance) Suspension Front Damper 2WD Top Mount With Bearing - 99734301801 Porsche Car Parts - Spyder Performance Porsche 996 987 Boxster Cayman 997 front suspension top mount (frazerpart.com) Shock Absorber Supporting Mount. Porsche 996 / 997 / Boxster / Cayman - 99734301801/1KIT | Design 911 There are several on eBay for Sachs, who are OE supplier, and also Meyle (which mostly come as a pair with top bearing too like the D911 above), but who knows the delivery time... Autodoc have Sachs at very low price but I guess you don't want to wait a week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 Cheers mate.. its my fault as I didn't order the bearings which is all I need. Top mounts are with the garage but the old bearings fell apart as they took the strut out. Fingers crossed the opc will have them in stock and if not my mate will be p*ssed if the car stays stuck on the ramp. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 If it is just the bearings can you source those from a local engineering factors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 hours ago, fizz said: Cheers mate.. its my fault as I didn't order the bearings which is all I need. Top mounts are with the garage but the old bearings fell apart as they took the strut out. Fingers crossed the opc will have them in stock and if not my mate will be p*ssed if the car stays stuck on the ramp. Lol They do 'fall apart'. The ball bearings are free between the upper and lower faces which just lift off. De-grease and as long as the grooves are not pitted, reassemble with fresh grease. Either that or I made a massive c*ck up nearly 3 years and 15k miles ago when I put mine back together. 1 x Porsche 986 Boxster (Spyder Performance) Suspension Front Damper 2WD Top Mount Bearing - 99634351505 Porsche Car Parts - Spyder Performance Porsche 996 Shock Absorber Groove Ball Bearing 99634351505 - 99634351505 | Design 911 - Porsche original Porsche 996 Shock Absorber Groove Ball Bearing 99634351505 - 99634351505/1 | Design 911 - after market OE Quality Top Strut Mounting Kit | Car Parts 4 Less - claim to have next day delivery option so they'd get them for Monday. 3 hours ago, map said: If it is just the bearings can you source those from a local engineering factors? Not sure it is a standard flat bearing and even if it is you'd need to know the inner, outer measurements and loading unless you have a standard equivalent bearing number to the Porsche part - 996 343 515 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 If your local OPC doesn’t have them they will check who does have them in stock, Bolton OPC for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Local OPC has only one in stock, Strasse Leeds has 2 in stock but they are £75+vat each! lol This going to be an expensive mistake i think.. will wipe out the good discounts i got on all the shocks etc. Im going to ring a couple of the local specialists to see if they have any and if they are willing to sell a pair and for how much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocky Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Porsche Sheffield isn't a nightmare to get to from Leeds OPC if they had a pair in. 9Apart are worth a try also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 26 minutes ago, Cocky said: Porsche Sheffield isn't a nightmare to get to from Leeds OPC if they had a pair in. 9Apart are worth a try also Cheers mate... I think im going to stick with the ones at Strasse leeds as its only about 5 miles away or so and yes its a lot more expensive than OPC but cost of fuel and time seems like this will be the best option. Cheers everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rat Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 36 minutes ago, fizz said: Cheers mate... I think im going to stick with the ones at Strasse leeds as its only about 5 miles away or so and yes its a lot more expensive than OPC but cost of fuel and time seems like this will be the best option. Cheers everyone! Don’t forget to try and push for a classic discount. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 So... picked one bearing up from Leeds OPC for £57.53 as the only had one in stock so that wasn't bad considering the prices online and then the only other place that had them was Strasse who buy the parts direct from Porsche according to the OPC guy i spoke to. Popped to Strasse and they charged me £90 for the privilege of having the part in stock. I get back to my mates garage all happy showing him the bearings for him to respond with 'Thats great mate... but erm... look at this' So the clliper bolts have corroded in the wheel hub. Now I'm going to have to source 2 new hubs... 🫤 Drivers side is much worse than the passenger side. Now where to look? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Drill them out and put time certs or helicoils in, May have a helicoil kit, will check to my garage when I get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, bally4563 said: Drill them out and put time certs or helicoils in, May have a helicoil kit, will check to my garage when I get home See now im going to show my lack of mechanical awareness but my garage friend told me that he is reluctant to 're-thread' them for safety reasons, is that the same thing as you're suggesting? Is that safe to do on this part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 minute ago, fizz said: See now im going to show my lack of mechanical awareness but my garage friend told me that he is reluctant to 're-thread' them for safety reasons, is that the same thing as you're suggesting? Is that safe to do on this part? Re tapping no, with a helicoil or cert you re introduce a new thread , I’ve done it several times and it is tried and trusted method for thread repair, However it’s your choice, I know which route I would take, you can always price up some used hubs, if your mechanic is not experienced enough in this type of repair, see what feedback you get from other OP,s to convince you either way Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Try a local engineering/ machine shop and ask there advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 @bally4563 Just spoke to him and the Helicoil route is what he was suggesting so its just a matter of seeing who can turn it over the quickest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, fizz said: @bally4563 Just spoke to him and the Helicoil route is what he was suggesting so its just a matter of seeing who can turn it over the quickest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 5 hours ago, bally4563 said: If you do all your maintenance, I do recommend this bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, bally4563 said: If you do all your maintenance, I do recommend this bit of kit. I'm only doing basic maintenance so don't think that would be used by me anytime soon but appreciate the suggestion. 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Just putting it out there if any peeps, think that it shore up there back up of armoury!! I don’t like getting caught out when I start working on my cars and or other peoples.But I certainly understand there are limitations to talents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanky Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Tell the garage to drill them and put some thread inserts in. It’s what the specialist do, meant to be stronger then straight into aluminium. Get the new revised bolts for the calliper as they shorter and hopefully won’t have this issue again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 14 hours ago, Sanky said: Tell the garage to drill them and put some thread inserts in. It’s what the specialist do, meant to be stronger then straight into aluminium. Get the new revised bolts for the calliper as they shorter and hopefully won’t have this issue again. Handed them over to a local engineering shop who are going to helicoil them. Should be ready by Wed. 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 So next mission... cv boot is split. Found a couple of part numbers but i think its 99633229300 as per design911. Just waiting for the opc parts dept to ring me back but thought I'd check here. Need one asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizz Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 just got off the phone with porsche 98633229300 £30 +vat That is the same part number that starts with the 996 but that's for the base model of the Boxster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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