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Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 11:07 pm Hey @GG. - don't you have centrelocks on your Pork? Just heard about the recall and the stop drive notice :o
I do - haven't heard anything though. Looking online there seems to be some recalls affecting 2010 GT3s and perhaps some 992s. My car is well in the middle of both of those (2014MY).
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Do you ever check them, or are you supposed to? Or are they sold as a torque and forget about until the service sort of thing?

I have a big bar in the boot of my car and give mine a little confidence check once a week or before any long journeys.
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No - there’s no indication that you need to check them.

It is slightly odd when you think Porsche have a recommended 24 month service schedule so in theory the car can be away from a dealer for a long time.

I guess it’s just unlikely to come undone in the same way as people don’t regularly torque their wheel nuts.
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Although with four or five bolts there’s some redundancy if a couple are loose.

Didn’t we have a poll recently and agreed that centrelocks are a bad idea on a road car ?
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More details of the 992 centre lock recall here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 97699&i=20 - owners have been told not to drive them. ETA: includes Caymans and Boxsters, and Panameras too - not just 911s. But obviously only models with centre locks.

Makes me even more keen to find a 992 Carrera S not a GTS.
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Jobbo wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:09 am More details of the 992 centre lock recall here:
Interesting images on that facebook group

This one looks like a sudden failure with little (if any) warning. Scarey. :?

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Whereas this one must have been rattling around making a hell of a racket and causing significant vibration - I have to assume the driver noticed this and this was the damage caused whilst they slowed to check on it? :shock:

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I presume the centre locks have a safety mechanism where they can't completely fall off? That looks extremely chewed up to the point that those torx bolts on the hub look like they've been skipping the locating holes in the wheel.
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Mito Man wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am I presume the centre locks have a safety mechanism where they can't completely fall off?
Don't think so. It's just a big nut.
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mik wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:37 am
Mito Man wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am I presume the centre locks have a safety mechanism where they can't completely fall off?
Don't think so. It's just a big nut.

Seems like there is a spring loaded spline to keep it locked in place. Wonder if its what's failing.
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Fastenings are quite an interesting subject and it’s surprising how little people know about them.

We have 6 M10 fastenings on a taper, fastened to 50nm is equal to a regular nut and bolt tightness of 2400nm.

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Jobbo wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:09 am More details of the 992 centre lock recall here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 97699&i=20 - owners have been told not to drive them. ETA: includes Caymans and Boxsters, and Panameras too - not just 911s. But obviously only models with centre locks.

Makes me even more keen to find a 992 Carrera S not a GTS.
Checked my VIN via the link on that thread and definitely no recall on mine.
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GG. wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:03 am
Jobbo wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:09 am More details of the 992 centre lock recall here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 97699&i=20 - owners have been told not to drive them. ETA: includes Caymans and Boxsters, and Panameras too - not just 911s. But obviously only models with centre locks.

Makes me even more keen to find a 992 Carrera S not a GTS.
Checked my VIN via the link on that thread and definitely no recall on mine.
It seems very year specific - '23-'24 according to that thread. But lots on there saying the VIN checker isn't up to date and that notifications are coming in via phone and/or the app.
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The fact that cars built up to last week might be affected is a bit of a worry.
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Mito Man wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am I presume the centre locks have a safety mechanism where they can't completely fall off? That looks extremely chewed up to the point that those torx bolts on the hub look like they've been skipping the locating holes in the wheel.
F1 and other race cars that use them have had some sort of retainer for as long as I remember. It’s not going to hold the same force as the properly torqued nut, it’s more to hold it long enough for you to stop if you feel it coming loose instead of it just spinning straight off!

Those Porsche ones it looks like a weakness in the nose of the hub, that’s not a nut working loose!

The second one looks like it’s run loose for a bit and the hammering could have smashed the nose off.

Normal wheel bolts don’t get checked that often, if they work loose, even if you lose a couple you know about it and the wheel doesn’t fall straight off.

You’re still suppose to check them after so many miles if they’ve been off too. They normally tell you or it’s on the paperwork after getting tyres fitted.
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Yesterday was a 250 mile drive back down south in the 911 and it did a very respectable 29 mpg. Seats are surprisingly comfortable despite the apparently lack of padding when compared to others I've sat in.

Still too white, must find some mud.
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Does yours have the full buckets, Mike? I've started noticing how much cushioning my Audi seats have after using the MX5 a bit; not that the MX5 is uncomfortable itself but it is half the weight.

Macan has come up with a 'change brake pads' warning. My Audi brake pads were about 10% worn at the service I had recently (around 32k miles). So she's obviously queen of the late brakers. Makes me a bit concerned how quickly she'll get through pads on the Cayenne; does anyone know if pads for ceramic disks last longer?
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Yes, full buckets. Looks like 90% of them had those specced so I was struggling to find one with the normal sports seats. I did have a mad notion about swapping them out and removing the roll cage, but so far I'm quite happy with them.

I think ceramic pads do have a longer life than traditional steel ones.
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Yes, supposed to last a lot longer unless you overheat them and they can start to crumble.

But if she’s overheating ceramics on a road car on the road then you might want to have a word 😄
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Seems Macan front pads lasting more than 30k miles is unusual so maybe she's not being overly hard on them. What I hadn't appreciated was how little dust the OE pads create; I haven't noticed the alloys getting covered in brake dust at all. Unlike my MX5 where despite the gunmetal wheels the brake dust is quite visible until I wash them.
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