Boxster 3.2 S Intake problem when cleaning throttle body - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

NewArt · 05-11-2014, 08:13 PM

Oh yeah! This fitting is a real SOB to get together! I did this same job just the other day. I used a wooden pry-bar (read "stick") with another long screwdriver and a lot of force and some very choice words to get that mother to snap into it's lodging. It does fit. You have to get the right angle and a fair amount of pressure and it will snap into place. Then you get to try to mate the screw with the hole in the support bracket. I ended up stripping the original bolt but remedied the situation with a ¼" tap and a standard ¼" bolt afterwards. Don't give up. There is hope!

RBrummer · 05-12-2014, 05:20 AM

NewArt

Thanks- that gives me hope and a sense that I am not alone in the Boxster universe with this problem.

RB

RBrummer · 05-13-2014, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by NewArt

Oh yeah! This fitting is a real SOB to get together! I did this same job just the other day. I used a wooden pry-bar (read "stick") with another long screwdriver and a lot of force and some very choice words to get that mother to snap into it's lodging. It does fit. You have to get the right angle and a fair amount of pressure and it will snap into place. Then you get to try to mate the screw with the hole in the support bracket. I ended up stripping the original bolt but remedied the situation with a ¼" tap and a standard ¼" bolt afterwards. Don't give up. There is hope!

I had the same problem stripping the bolt
Thanks for the tip