2001 Boxster S Axle boots and some odd findings.

[chaiyz]

Thanks for the info Steve. Looking at the kit from Pelican, I'm seeing grease, 4 boots, 8 retainers and 2 slip rings. I'm not sure if I've found the right axle bolts but the ones I found were over $6 each and I didn't find the 32mm nut replacement.

I've been reading about the S model and the shortened life of the boots, I'm hoping to get a summer out of the car before I do a clutch/IMS. My local dealer told me that my car has been driven over 100k without a failure so he says I should sleep at night. But I'm more concerned with all the other potential bombs in the top end of the 3.2. Also, it doesn't make much sense to me why a well maintained car with service records from a respected porsche dealer every 3 months from 2001 would need either a motor mount or even a single boot, lest all 4. It's not gotten me down, but it is disappointing when you can't trust such paperwork.
Well, at any rate... The noise I hear from 4-6k makes me happy to have finally gotten an S model. My 2001S is arctic silver/metropole blue interior and top with glass option and my previous boxster was a 99tip arctic silver/light grey interior and the ugliest light grey top I'd ever seen. It was the handling that I really loved, but I have to admit, the 3.2 is a completely different animal than the 2.5 tip.