Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 722

- Preliminary work
- Subsequent work

Tools

Designation

Type

Number

Explanation

vice-grip wrench lowered commercially

available tool

NR.127

TRIAC S plastic welder

workshop
equipment

WE1120

Preliminary work

Preliminary work

1. Remove trim panel for mirror triangle. → 707019 Trim panel for mirror triangle - section on "Removing"

2. Remove door trim panel. → 705919 Removing and installing door trim panel - section on "Removing"

3. Remove door handle. → 574519 Removing and installing door handle - section on "Removing"

Removing cover for door trim panel

Installation Location:

3045

Installation position of cover

Drilling out pins

1. Drill out the nine fastening pins -arrows- on the cover with a 4.5-mm drill bit, starting at the back of the

door trim panel.

Removing cover

2. Remove cover -1- outwards from the door trim panel -2- ( -arrows- ).

Installing cover for door trim panel

Installation Location:

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Removing cover for door trim panel

3046

Installation position of cover

Note

To ensure that the new cover fits correctly, the fastening holes on the inner door trim panel must be
countersunk from the inside using an 8-mm drill bit.

1. Countersink the nine fastening holes on the inner door trim panel with an 8-mm drill

bit.

Fitting the cover

2. Position cover -1- on the door trim panel -2- from outside ( -arrows- ).

Attaching the cover

Note

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Installing cover for door trim panel

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When attaching the cover with a screw clamp and vice-grip wrench, always protect the outside of the door
trim panel with fabric protection. A flat metal piece (flat iron, etc.) must be placed on the inside of the door
trim panel so that the tools can be positioned better.

3. Position cover -1- and secure with a screw clamp -2- and vice-grip wrench -3- vice-grip wrench lowered

NR.127

. Always use sufficiently thick fabric -4- to protect the door trim panel.

Checking joint

4. Check that the joint between the cover -1- and door trim panel -2- is uniform all the way round and align

the cover as required -arrows- .

Securing the cover

5. Use a plastic welder -1- TRIAC S plastic welder WE1120 to heat up the fastening pins -2- for the cover

until visco-elasticity is achieved.

Pressing in fastening pins

6. Use an 8-mm round stock -1- to press the fastening pins -2- in evenly on the door trim

panel.

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

Installing cover for door trim panel

3048