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Installing Drive Shaft

  1. Check the drive shaft.

    Check the following before installation:

    Check inner/outer bellows and replace if necessary.

    422855 REPLACING DRIVE SHAFT BELLOWS 

    Grease the drive shaft toothing with Optimoly HT.

  2. Insert drive shaft into the wheel carrier and fit it at the transmission flange.
  3. Install toe control arm and rear trailing arm.
    1. 3.1. Fit rear trailing arm and toe control arm on the wheel carrier and screw on and tighten fastening nuts.

      Fastening nut on rear trailing arm: Tightening torque 85 Nm (63 ftlb.) 

      Fastening screw on rear trailing arm (GT4): Tightening torque 120 Nm (89 ftlb.) 

      Fastening nut on toe control arm. Tightening torque 85 Nm (63 ftlb.) 

  4. Fit connecting link -2-  on the anti-roll bar and screw on and tighten fastening nut -1-  .

    Initial tightening 40 Nm (30 ftlb.) Final tightening +30° 

    Fig 1: Identifying Anti-Roll Bar With Fastening Screws
    G10023557Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  5. Screw in fastening screws securing drive shaft to transmission flange and tighten to Tightening torque 80 Nm  .
    Fig 2: Identifying Drive Shaft Mounting On Transmission Side
    G10023558Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  6. Install rear brake calliper with line bracket.

    Information 

    • Replace brake calliper fastening screws each time they are removed  .
    1. 6.1. Fit brake calliper together with the holder and screw in and tighten new brake calliper fastening screws -arrows-  .

      Tightening torque 85 Nm (63 ftlb.) 

      Fig 3: Locating Brake Calliper Fastening Screws
      G10023559Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    2. 6.2. Screw in and tighten fastening screws -6-  securing holder to wheel carrier. Tightening torque 10 Nm 
      Fig 4: Identifying Wheel Carrier Holder Components
      G10023560Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    3. 6.3. Plug in and lock electric plug connection on the RPM sensor -3-  .
    4. 6.4. Plug in and lock electric plug connection for PASM -4-  and clip in cable retainer -5-  at the holder -7-  .
    5. 6.5. Plug in and lock electric plug connection for electric parking brake (EPB) -1-  and clip the line into the cable retainer -2-  .
  7. Only for GT4 vehicles: 

    Install brake air spoiler.

    Brake air spoiler to trailing arm: Tightening torque 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)