[The Glademister]

Probably the best Harbor Freight purchase ever! After receiving and returning three different splined lug adapters from Amazon, I got a set of lug nut extractor sockets and that did the job. You have to pound that on pretty good to get a good bite in the aluminum lug but once it does... bingo!

So I put on a set of 16" Boxster wheels I had with some decent Hankook tires and went for a drive. The 951 is running well, coming on boost up to 1.5 psi (dash gauge), suspension not too bad but the brakes are pitiful. Brought it back to garage and for a bleed. All bleeders open up except for one on the right front. I've learned from experience not to put too much force least you twist the bleeder off. It definitely needed bleeding as the fluid was very dark. Another test run and still dodgy brakes. After another inspection I fount the vacuum hose on the booster was loose and once that's tightened down... good brakes.

I also got into the passenger door as the exterior handle was not working. I found that the little roll pin had come off the mechanism so that was repaired with parts from the carcass '83 944.

Next on my list is to confirm cam and balance belt tightness with the Schwaben tension tool I purchased from our host. I haven't found the manufacturers tightness and deflection specifications for those belts to figure out the correct settings on that tension tool. Nor is there a write up or Youtube for 944 tensioning using that tool. If anyone has specifics for that, please reply with settings or a link.

Thanks!