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Originally Posted by Jay H
There have been Sunday evenings where I'm on the couch after a pretty long afternoon of wrenching on the Porsche and I'm physically sore with muscles that I didn't know I had. Hats off to the techs that do this 40+ hours a week.
Speaking of rework and my inability to be a decent mechanic, this weekend I drove the 924S for the 2nd outing and noticed I had a pretty poor sounding noise coming from the upper right suspension area. Turned out I missed putting in the bushing/collar that is inserted at the top of the upper strut mount. Pulled out the old ones (luckily I kept them!), removed the collar, then put those in their proper place in the new strut mounts. Yep, how did I miss that...?
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Jay, did you keep a list of everything you replaced in your front suspension overhaul? If yes, I'd like to take a look, please.
The operation of dealership service, parts and body-shop departments is where much of my work life has been spent. There are some effective ways to take care of one's mechanics but they are often (perhaps, usually) overlooked; as with most things, money and how it's paid out is a primary cause. These guys (and a few women) are generally the smartest people in the building and deserve more care and respect than the industry affords them.
cheers, John