Porsche special tool or "Equivalent"

[K. Roman]

It'd be nice to come up with a "Equivalent" list for the Porsche special tools. Anyone want to start this up?

[aigel]

This will save you about $50:

The old trick is a spark plug for the threads of the cam sprocket pin. I guess nobody really buys that dinky tool anyway!

Don't bother with the CIS misxture adjustement wrench. It is too tall in the engine comparmtent and I have yet to want to adjust the mixture with the engine on the stand! Use a long handle allen wrench instead.

Make a slotted socket for the O2 sensor special tool with your grinder!

1/2" PVC pipe pieces along with the head nuts instead of the fancy thumb screws. Not pretty but works just as well!

George

[K. Roman]

Using a Dremel tool to cut a line threw almost any bolt then cutting the bit above at the red line is great to use with a 19 volt hand drill to loosen just about any bolt.

[JohnJL]

How about an equivalent for the 80-83 SC cam tool?

[speedkillz]

See my post 20 dollar cam tool.
The only tools I think you can't do with out is the 12 point flywheel socket, a dial gauge to time the cams and a ring compressor. Everything else can be improvised without the cost.

[1972_911T]

Im still looking for alternative to the later cam tool, anyone got ne ideas?

[speedkillz]

That one is harder it uses the holes in the sprocket...sorry no I dont have a good idea for that. You might be able to borrow.

[porschett]

Use a box wrench...one with a closed end and an open end. Put a bolt through the closed end and through one of the holes on the perimeter of the flywheel. Put the open end on one of the four transmission bolts. If you want to loosen, place the open end so that it 'wedges' up on the left lower trans bolt.

Box wrench works great if you want to stop other things from turning. Used the same method for loosening/tightening the flange bolt. Proped it up against the trans fill bolt and CV joint bolt on one side and similar bolts on the other side.

Great thing is the length can be quickly swapped out using other box wrench sizes. No need to drill an aluminum bar and find out you're too short or long.

[fastfredracing]

I had made up a tool for the chain sprocket holding tool on the first 911 engine that I worked on. It is a little crude, but, It worked quite well. I believed that I used an old wheel bearing outer race , and welded three dowell pins onto it( i think that the dowell pins were removed from an old flywheel , probably small block chevy) . I used a cam sprocket as a jig while welding up the pins. Then I welded a long piece of bar stock as a handle. I used this tool 2 or three times before I purchased the factory tool. Crude, but effective ..