Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 256

ADVERTENCIA

Al imprimir se corre el riesgo de perder la correcta asignación de las figuras al texto.

Por motivos técnicos, por el momento no se puede descartar que, aun siendo
correcta la imagen que aparezca en la pantalla, al imprimir se pierda la
correlación entre el texto y la figura correspondiente.

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Si este error pasara desapercibido, existe el riesgo de que los trabajos no se
ejecuten de forma correcta y, por tanto, se produzcan daños personales y
materiales.

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→ Por ello le rogamos que tras el proceso de impresión compare siempre las copias impresas con
la imagen de la pantalla. En caso de error, corrija las copias impresas de forma que se
correspondan con el contenido de la imagen de la pantalla.

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Assembling spring strut

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42 21 19 Removing and installing drive shaft - as of
MY 2005

- Preliminary work
- Removing
- Installing
- Subsequent work

Tools

Designation

Type

Number Explanation

protective tube (shop-made)

commercially
available tool

00000

universal drive shaft/wheel
hub extractor as of model '86

commercially
available tool

NR.87-1

Preliminary work

1. Release axle nut (vehicle on ground) whilst operating the brake (2 fitters required).

Remove and install wheel.→ 440519 Removing and installing wheel

Removing

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Removing rear drive shaft

Note

To prevent damage to the drive shaft, rear axle support side member or transmission flange, a
protective tube (shop-made) 00000 must be pushed over the drive shaft or the drive shaft must be
secured.

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During removal of the drive shaft, the wheel bearing housing remains in the vehicle and is swivelled
outwards at the top side.

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Protection of the drive shaft

1. Fit protection -arrow- for drive shaft. Release inner end of drive shaft from the

transmission.

Pressing out drive shaft

2. Using universal drive shaft/wheel hub extractor as of model '86 NR.87-1 carefully press out the

pin of the drive shaft until the shaft can be moved by hand. → Pressing out drive shaft

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Removing rear drive shaft

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Removing/fitting parking brake cable

The parking brake cable must be disengaged from the parking brake lever in the passenger compartment
before the drive shaft can be removed. → Removing/fitting parking brake cable Disengaging the parking brake
cable includes:

Undo parking brake lever (do not operate until after fitting! Self-adjusting!)

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Open cover of oddments tray in centre console.

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Remove bottom of oddments tray in centre console.

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Disengage the relevant parking brake cable to the side of the turnbuckle.

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Pulling off protective sleeve

3. Pull protective sleeve of parking brake cable -2- from guide tube on underbody -1- .

Upper axle struts detached

4. Detach both upper axle struts from the outside of the wheel bearing housing. → Upper axle struts detached

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Removing rear drive shaft

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