Actually both Devek and 928 Int'l rebuild their A/T tubes with the extra
(third) bearing. As far as my timing goes, Yeah I know.
I'm going to put the shark up in the air tonight and see what I can see.
-Adam
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From: <redinger@...>
To: <PacNW928@...>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [PacNW928] Whirring sound = torque tube
Adam,
Boy you sure know how to pick the timing for these things! The
aftermarket
tube that you refer to, is it the Devek piece? If I ever have to do a
torque
tube replacement, I would give serious consideration to the Devek part.
Hope you can get it back in working order before the drags.
Terry
Adam Birnbaum wrote:
I got the verdict from the local Porsche Dealer, they said my whirring
sound coming from my shark is the torque tube.
They gave me the estimate, $2.9K which included 15 hours of labor. I
asked
how much of that was the tube, $1.9K. I jokingly asked "Is that with or
without my PCA discount?" The (new) service manager wasn't too amused.
I
then asked if it would be possible for me to supply a rebuilt tube, one
that had an extra bearing and would actually be better than the stock
replacement. He said he'd check and get back to me.
The phone message left with my secretary? "Can you pick your car up
tonight?, we have limited garage space."
I guess they don't install rebuilt tubes.
I picked my car up afterhours, at around 7:55pm. As I pulled up, there
was
a salesman walking around my car, checking it out. As I stepped out of
my
wife's 4Runner, I told him I'd give him a good deal on the car. He said
"Oh no, the car is beautiful, but these old All Wheel Drive models are
very
difficult to sell."
I couldn't help but smile as I left "Old Shit for Brains" admiring my
car
and went in to pay the $38 diagnostic fee to have the dealer tell me
something I already knew.
It would have been nice if the service manager was upfront with me when
I
dropped off the car and basically told me "We have no intention on doing
the repair that you are asking an estimate for, unless your are stupid
enough to pay 4x the amount for parts, and double the time for labor".
I
would have gladly paid my $38 then and there for his honesty and not
wasted
everyone's time.
When I got back out to my shark, the salesman was still there. I fired
it
up, whirring sound and all. The salesman got that weird expression like
he
had just swallowed something distasteful while being constipated. I
rolled
down my window, and piped up to the salesman, "front wheel drive is out,
I'm gonna fix it myself", and pulled out.
I'm going to kick around where I go from here. The shark drags are on
the
25th, and I don't think I could pass tech with the whirring sound. I
guess
I could tell them I've got a gear drive or something. I really want to
do
the repair myself, but I don't think I could complete it in two weeks
time.
So, if I want to drag race, I need to take it up to Seattle and pay a
reasonable price for the repair. Decisions, decisions.
If I'm lucky, when I go to check the crank end play in the bell housing
this weekend, the sound may go away. Ray Wach had stated his shark made
a
similar noise until he released the static load at the flexplate. I'll
keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks for listening,
-Adam Birnbaum
'88 S4 A/T
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