Once I had replaced the very noisy rear bearing I was able to hear a less noisy moan from the front of the car. It seems apparent I hit a pothole at some point that damaged both sets of bearings on the right side of the car. The left side seems completely fine. I read a bunch of threads and watched a bunch of videos (favorites below), ordered a few tools and got to work. High level tips/observations: protect your wheel studs as you hammer away at stuff. In one video I saw t

In which we collect & test a number of approaches found in the wild to see what works. I don't write these because I am an 'expert'. I just try to collect the best approaches I can find and put them into a single document based on what actually worked for me. I had no idea when the bearing went bad. I drove all summer with the windows open and the sunroof too. It wasn't until it got cold out that I noticed the classic moaning of a bad wheel bearing. It was clearly coming fro

The “after” pic in our little story. Just waiting to have new bushings glued on. Passivated Zinc plating is a really sharp look while protecting these parts from corrosion. My spring plates were in rough shape but it was also the middle of the Auto-X season. In the interest of time and adjustability I replaced the original spring plates on the car with an adjustable set from Prekom. They work great, and look terrific. But what to do with the old plates and hardware? They wer

Cornering on the stock suspension. Might be time for bigger anti-roll bars! (photo: Charles LeTouzey, CVR PCA) Having a few years of...

An easy fix, but one I was aprehensive about. I'm used to interior pieces being difficult to remove without either first removing other parts, or impossible to re-install due to the assembly order of operations. Luckily this job had neither issue. My door seals were already shredded when I got the car, and my sill plates were ugly and too short. Probably not uncommon, the door seal is pretty ripped up. There was some mild bodywork done on the door and a re-spray of the rear

How I installed new adjustable spring plates in the 911

My low horn stopped working and while I don't honk much, I would like it to not sound silly when I do. And the passenger side bellows...

Harkening back to my consulting days, here's the answer first and if you want the saga, well it's still all there. The Sunroof was...

I turned the key to lock the doors, and the lock went down and then popped back up. I tried it from both sides and got the same result. A...

My initial symptoms seemed to be that I was getting gas & getting spark since the car would start when cold, run and then die. I could...

Things are not always what they seem. It started out with a ride on a flatbed, I was about 10 minutes from home, the car was running...

Nothing mind blowing, just some hopefully helpful tips for first timers. While tracking a start and then stall condition, I tried to test...

Thanks to the magic of internet searches I learned that some people call this a squeegee. I was taught that it's a window scraper, but...

I'll collect odds and ends here from prepping the 911 for Auto-x season Wheel Lugs My lugnuts felt a little irregular, a little tight...

I knew I would be working on the 911 quite a bit when I bought it, so I ordered an inexpensive home "lift" to help facilitate the work....

Some other small items that have been dealt with which really don't warrant their own page but could be handy to someone. Shift Knob The...

Why did the 911 use a horizontally opposed engine from 1964-on? It's an interesting design study. Other car makers to use a flat engine...

"A man's gotta know his limitations" - Dirty Harry Someday I really want a barn with a proper 2-post lift in it. They are the joint. One...

A journey, but here is where we are so far. By no means exhaustive but what do we think we want to do annually at least? That is the...