Another Transfer Box bites the dust

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bennachie wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:21 pm Transfer box is covered for 7 years anyway so they were just envoking the warranty..........
Agree👍
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Apologies, this must have been covered already, but what is the first indication of an issue with a transfer box?
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Neil1911 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:11 pm Apologies, this must have been covered already, but what is the first indication of an issue with a transfer box?
Mine’s going to be changed next week. First signs were occasional slips from inside rear wheel when leaving junctions, sometimes a slight shock or shuddder through the car. But the real test is to reverse on full lock, uphill preferably. At first this test may seem inconclusive but as the fault worsens you will be in no doubt. When the tech tested mine at the OPC he was gone barely five minutes before confirming the box is shot.
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Nick, nothing there that I recognise thankfully! I raised the question because I THINK I can hear a very faint "hum" reminiscent of a worn wheel bearing although not while cornering where I'd expect a wheel bearing to complain. Probably nothing untoward although I've just clocked 19k and am sure the engine is quieter than ever so maybe it's normal but been drowned out before. Its booked in for an interim service and new brake pads on 25 August so will get checked out then. Thanks.
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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New brake pads after 19k miles? You must be driving it like you stole it!
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Is there another way? 😂
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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Get your brake pads changed by an indie for half the cost is my other way
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Kwik Fit quoted £300 (Inc lifetime guarantee) and OPC £295 (not yet in writing) as it'll be in with wheels off for an interim service anyway. I'm not aware of any independent Porsche specialists in or near Sheffield (other VAG specialists though).
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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Wheels don't com e off for interim service..............................
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The service guy, on Friday, just said it would work out cheaper done at the same time as the service when I was discussing lack of need for an oil change and the cost of the pads, "wheels off" might have been my extrapolation of what was said. So far the written confirmation hasn't matterialsed despite me chasing today so I may yet look elsewhere for the lot, Hull isn't too far to travel, owned by Listers not JCT600.
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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