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Old 02-20-2018, 05:18 AM   #10
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DEFINITALY get some ratcheting box end wrenches! Extra long. I used the ones with the angling head, even better. Still takes some creative maneuvering but gets it done. Forget torque, basically impossible to get a torque wrench in there...

Nice work getting after that car. You sound like my dad, mid 70's and still wrenching away!
Retirement can be fatal! Having a Porsche project car keeps the mind and body active and engaged.Impact tools really save time and effort. I have an air impact that will remove the axle nuts and a Hitachi cordless electric impact that's mighty handy to remove and install the engine mount body bolts. I have an ample supply of Hitachi 18v flashlights too. Way safer than 120v work lights.

I wouldn't even try to work on my Boxster without a set of ramps, 4 jackstands, and my air operated 12 bottle jack. You've gotta get the car quite high to comfortably work under their

Probably everyone with an older Boxster should check/have checked their motor mount. Mine only had 75,000 miles on it and it was shredded! A good time to do the water pump and the serpentine belt, too.
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