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Brad Roberts · 08-30-2004, 04:46 PM

I shot some pics for you detailing the removal and install of the new piece if you want to tackle this on your own. It only requires one semi special tool (T-30 Torx..see pic)

1.Disconnect the negative side of the battery (so you dont set the airbag off)
2.Turn the steering wheel 90 degrees left or right (so you can access the screws that hold the airbag in place)
3.Rotate again to access the other screw..
4.Unplug the yellow connector for the airbag...lay the airbag face up on the passenger side floorboard.
5.Undo the ground wire leading to the center frame (horn ground)
6.Undo the 4 19mm "bolts" holding the airbag frame to the steering wheel.
7.Reverse the procedure for install.

Porsche wants you to replace the T-30 torx screws each time you remove the air bag... I'm going to listen to them... they tend to know what they are doing (the screws are 2.95 apiece) The screws are behind the airbag frame and sit in in the actual foam of the steering wheel (so they dont ground out and cause the horn to honk) Make sure you place them in the small holders prior to installing the frame. When installed this frame I used a tiny dab of red loctite on the 4 19mm "bolts". They obviously had something on them when Porsche installed them (some kind of threadlocker similar to Loctite.) I dont recall the torque settings for the 19's but it is not very much. All they do is hold the frame (the frame actually floats on them...see pic)

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08-30-2004, 04:46 PM	#9
Brad Roberts Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 1,334	I shot some pics for you detailing the removal and install of the new piece if you want to tackle this on your own. It only requires one semi special tool (T-30 Torx..see pic) 1.Disconnect the negative side of the battery (so you dont set the airbag off) 2.Turn the steering wheel 90 degrees left or right (so you can access the screws that hold the airbag in place) 3.Rotate again to access the other screw.. 4.Unplug the yellow connector for the airbag...lay the airbag face up on the passenger side floorboard. 5.Undo the ground wire leading to the center frame (horn ground) 6.Undo the 4 19mm "bolts" holding the airbag frame to the steering wheel. 7.Reverse the procedure for install. Porsche wants you to replace the T-30 torx screws each time you remove the air bag... I'm going to listen to them... they tend to know what they are doing (the screws are 2.95 apiece) The screws are behind the airbag frame and sit in in the actual foam of the steering wheel (so they dont ground out and cause the horn to honk) Make sure you place them in the small holders prior to installing the frame. When installed this frame I used a tiny dab of red loctite on the 4 19mm "bolts". They obviously had something on them when Porsche installed them (some kind of threadlocker similar to Loctite.) I dont recall the torque settings for the 19's but it is not very much. All they do is hold the frame (the frame actually floats on them...see pic) B __________________ Engine Builds, Transmission Builds, Engine Conversions, Suspension Installs, Suspension Tuning, Driver Coaching, Data Acquisition, Video, SCCA/PCA/POC/NASA/GRAND AM/ALMS. We have worked with amateur and professional drivers for over 26 years. In house machinist, In house fabrication. Our cars, our parts, our engines, our transmission's run nationwide at events every weekend. We work side by side with industry names developing parts. Last edited by Brad Roberts; 08-30-2004 at 04:56 PM.