CV half shaft bolt failure

[trogdor]

I thought only the 911s had limited slip diffs and the box and cayman, as the "lesser" cars, did not. ??

[insite]

i'm not sure what the complication is with those bolts as i've never removed them, but i have a friend who had MAJOR issues with them coming lose after doing some work on his car. if the bolts are removed, they're supposed to be replaced with new ones. he did this & torqued them to spec. they backed out and he suffered the issue you describe.

he again bought new bolts, torqued to spec. same thing. eventually, he had the dealer do it and it's been ok. strange problem.

[steve00s]

Originally Posted by trogdor

I thought only the 911s had limited slip diffs and the box and cayman, as the "lesser" cars, did not. ??

The car does not have a LSD. I am rethinking about now getting one. I have always noticed a definite sideways torque on very hard acceleration.

[David N.]

Don't forget the Lok-tite when you put those new bolts in!

-David

[insite]

Originally Posted by David N.

Don't forget the Lok-tite when you put those new bolts in!

-David

that's probably what the dealer does. i think the factory manual says that the new bolts have loctite on them. i don't think it works very well...