Rear wheel suspension, drive shafts 911 Carrera (996) · Removing and installing left drive shaft (Tiptronic transmission)

Rear wheel suspension, drive shafts 911 Carrera (996) Removing and installing left drive shaft (Tiptronic transmission) The parking brake cable must be disengaged Removing left drive shaft from the parking brake lever in the passenger compartment before the left drive shaft can be 1. Raisevehicleand removewheel. removed. Disengagingthe parking brake cable includes: 2. Undoaxlenut. Openingthe lid of the oddments tray on the 3. Slide a suitable protector (e.g. plastic tube, centre console and removing the rubber old coolant hose -0 approx. 3p mm) over the insert and the holder. drive shaft. Undo the drive shaft on the transmission Disengagingtab washer of the turnbuckle flange. from the retaining lug on the upper and lower sides. 4. Removestabilizer mount on the stabilizer. Disengagingthe relevant parking brake cable 5. Loosen but do not remove the spring strut from the turnbuckle. screw (arrow). lOll CD ~ ~ 4 1 3 2 180- 971 Lock nut and adjusting nut 18_1_98 (Illustrationshows the right side) 2 Pull rod 3 Tab washer 4 Retaininglug 42 -40 42 21 19 Removing and installing drive shaft (Tiptronic transmission) 9964231 Printed in Germany -39, 2000