Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 1223

Removal

Removing front-axle cross member

HBA sensor

1. Pull connector -A- from sensor for HBA and loosen threaded joint -B- on control

lever.

Support for coolant pipes

2. Loosen support for coolant pipes (screwed on 4x) and press together the support for coolant pipes in the

centre -arrows- and unclip.

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Front anti-roll-bar mount

3. Loosen anti-roll-bar mount -arrows- and allow anti-roll bar to hang.

Trailing arm mount for axle cross member

4. Loosen trailing arm on front-axle cross member -arrow - and pull out of the mount.

Universal joint

5. Remove screw -arrow- from universal joint (steering column). Carefully push steering column

upward until the universal joint loosens from the steering gear.

Fastening points for the steering

6. Remove the steering mount -arrows - .

Note

Step 7, 8, and 9 are only for Carrera 4.

7. Front-axle final drive with transmission jack.

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Final drive mount

8. Loosen fastening nuts -B- for front bracket -A- and unscrew the studs

-C-

 .

Fastening screws for support (for the sake of clarity, cardan shaft removed in figure!)

9. Unscrewing fastening screws -A- for support.

A

- Fastening screws for support

B

- Support/transmission mount screw. Do not loosen!

10. Remove the front-axle cross member mounts -3 to 10- and carefully lower (2 workers required!). If

necessary for the Carrera 4, slightly lower the front-axle final drive and extend the front-axle cross
member forward (2 workers required!).

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Removing front-axle cross member

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Cross member with diagonal brace to body

Installation

Installing front-axle cross member

Note

Always replace the screw for the universal joint of the steering column.
Observe correct tightening torques.

Installation is in reverse order.

Subsequent work

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 Installation

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