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Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum

03-06-2025, 08:06 AM

Replies: 73

Removal of Dust Cap on Frt wheels bearings

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Posted By Thorndyke

Lots of good ideas in this thread, just adding...

Lots of good ideas in this thread, just adding the one that worked for me - a medium-sized welding clamp.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads26/hub_dust_cover_removal1741277001.jpg

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-08-2024, 04:32 PM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

Thanks guys! I appreciate you looking at this...

Thanks guys! I appreciate you looking at this with me!

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-08-2024, 06:40 AM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

Checked several pistons last night, some that...

Checked several pistons last night, some that have already been cleaned and some that are as-removed, and using my thinnest feeler gauge (0.04mm) I can barely get the gauge into the top (compression)...

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-07-2024, 09:50 AM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

@Dpmulvan, just to make sure we are talking about...

@Dpmulvan, just to make sure we are talking about the same thing with the gap, I am talking about the end gap (where the piston ring ceases to be a circle). Measured the gap by putting the ring into...

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-07-2024, 06:20 AM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

Good to know about Alusil, I don't have to deal...

Good to know about Alusil, I don't have to deal with it in this case but will look into it more just out of curiousity (and the possiblity of running into it in the future).
@Alan L, is "land...

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-06-2024, 05:20 PM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

(in Nigel Tufnell voice) "This one goes to...

(in Nigel Tufnell voice) "This one goes to eleven!"
Thanks for the tip, brighton911! Many people describe deglazing with Scotch Brite and hot soapy water, so was not planning on the Stones...

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-06-2024, 02:31 PM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

Thanks, PeteKz! Yes, doing the work myself,...

Thanks, PeteKz!
Yes, doing the work myself, except that the heads are off at the shop getting rebuilt now. Not trying to pinch pennies, but new P&C is something I would rather avoid. And if I...

Forum: 911 Engine Rebuilding Forum

03-06-2024, 11:21 AM

Replies: 18

Replace piston rings or not

Views: 977

Posted By Thorndyke

Replace piston rings or not

I am pretty sure that I need to replace piston rings, but posting this just to make sure that I am not missing anything.

Background: engine is 1978 911SC 3.0, 180k miles, totally stock, it looks...

Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum

06-12-2023, 06:25 PM

Replies: 8

Location of rocker switch for power mirrors

Views: 614

Posted By Thorndyke

Thanks, EC900! I adjusted the mirror by hand,...

Thanks, EC900! I adjusted the mirror by hand, hopefully not stripping any little plastic gears in the process. Someday I will check inside of the door and see if the mirror wiring harness is...

Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum

06-12-2023, 04:01 PM

Replies: 8

Location of rocker switch for power mirrors

Views: 614

Posted By Thorndyke

Here is a picture of where the rocker switch isn't

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads26/PXL_20230612_2225096561686610705.jpg

Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum

06-12-2023, 03:53 PM

Replies: 8

Location of rocker switch for power mirrors

Views: 614

Posted By Thorndyke

So this is a very old thread, but I am adding on...

So this is a very old thread, but I am adding on to it because I have the same question - where is that switch to toggle between the mirrors for adjusting? My car is a 1978 SC that I have had for...

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