e-Brake News: In-depth Video: Intermediate shaft and IMS bearing explained

Published: Tue, 11/21/17

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November 21, 2017
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PCA—One of the most contentious subjects in the Porsche world is the intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing used in water-cooled 911s and Boxsters and Caymans from model years 1997 to 2008. So when
our test drive and inspection videos of a 986 Boxster and 996 Carrera collectively achieved nearly 50,000 views, we decided to follow up with an in-depth series to dispel myths surrounding the problematic IMS bearing these Porsches were equipped with from the factory.
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PCA—Porsche’s 964-generation 911 made its public debut at the Paris Motor Show on September 28, 1988, and was sold starting in the 1989 model year. Though in many ways the 964 looked like a slight evolution of 911s past, Porsche in fact significantly modernized the premium, rear-engined sports car. There was no mistaking the longstanding 911 shape, yet the 964 was strikingly different. Large polyurethane front and rear bumpers were the obvious exterior styling changes. Additionally, the five-spoke Fuchs wheels that had been synonymous with the Porsche 911 were now gone and replaced by 16-inch Design 90 alloy wheels.
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PCA—Save the date for December 2 or 3, 2017, for PCA's annual Tech Tactics West event. Tickets for each day are $75.
  • Get up close to the Gunther Werks 400R, a 993-based, carbon-fiber-bodied 911 hot rod
  • Pore over the new 700-horsepower, Nürburgring record-holding Porsche 911 GT2 RS
  • Receive a complimentary Tech Tactics t-shirt featuring the Gunther Werks 400R
 
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PCA Club Racing—The PCA Club Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East Series celebrated its second season of competition in late October at Daytona International Speedway after eight race events at some of North America’s most challenging courses, including a new addition in Canada.
 
PCA—When Porsche launched its first model, the 356, the company initially supported the car with very limited advertising, which was mostly presented in the form of performance statistics — essentially a list of technical details and early racing victories to extoll the car’s virtues. It was well known that Ferry Porsche was not fond of advertising, which makes some sense given his training as an engineer.
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Motor Trend—The BMW M4 (along with its four-door M3 sibling) debuted to a lukewarm reception in 2015. BMW later launched a Competition package that addressed some criticisms of the base M4, and then a CS variant that heightened the car’s performance even further. The 2018 BMW M4 CS now offers a driving experience worthy of the M badge, but can it hang with the gold standard of sports cars, the Porsche 911? Hosts Jonny Lieberman and Jethro Bovingdon find out on this episode of Head 2 Head.
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PCA—The Porsche Club of America is proud to announce a unique creative project with OMEGA, the prestigious Swiss watchmaker, which has resulted in a limited-edition collection of 99 unique and very rare timepieces. The order waitlist will remain open as OMEGA confirms orders. There are only a few watches left!
 
PCA—PCA members, it's the time of year for the Fall 2017 Member Only Raffle! PCA will be giving away two grand prizes, a Porsche 911 plus $25,000 cash. As with all PCA Member Only Raffles, there's a chance to add more grand prizes dependent on ticket sales.

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Road & Track—Porsche has never been free to redesign the 911.

Since its introduction in 1963, whenever people have heard the word 'Porsche,' they've immediately imagined a car with a long hood and an engine hung out over the tail. Other cars from the automaker were 'A Porsche.' A 911 was 'The Porsche.'
 
PCA—​​​​​​​The purpose of the contest is to design a logo for the PCA NATIONAL AUTOCROSS program. The logo will be used online, in print, on merchandise, including the need to resize easily and to look good in black and white as well as color. The final version of the logo will need to be suitable for high quality printing.
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PCA—​​​​​​​The Executive Council has appointed Ken Hold, Bluegrass Region; Maggie Goodman-Garnett, Kansas City Region; and Ron Gordon, Chesapeake Region as members of the 2017-2019 Nominating Committee. The committee is carrying out its responsibilities in accordance with the Manual of National Policy and Procedures (MNPP) and PCA National Bylaws. Its goal is to consider, identify, and select the best possible slate of candidates to fill the Executive Council officer roles for the 2019-2020 term. As part of this process, the committee actively seeks feedback from PCA’s Regions on those talented individuals who have the enthusiasm, dedication, and leadership to serve on the Executive Council. The timing to get suggestions to any member of the committee is no later than December 15, 2017.

Members of the committee are listed here on the National website. For further information contact Ken Hold, 2017-2019 Nominating Committee Chairman, at 859-396-3502 or kendellhold@twc.com.
 
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Autoblog—The crew of The Grand Tour has been on the hunt for a fourth member ever since parting ways with "The American," Mike Skinner, earlier this month. In this clip, the trio of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May turn their search for a replacement down under, giving Australian driver Mark Webber a go at impressing his way into a role on the show.
 
Car and Driver—We're in a golden era of speed. Every single car on this list bursts from zero to 60 mph before the second hand ticks three times. It’s hard to imagine that cars will continue to get quicker and quicker at the same pace we’ve witnessed over the decades, but we’re eagerly awaiting the first car that breaks the mile-a-minute barrier in less than two seconds. You know it’s coming. (Ed.: Can you guess how many Porsches made the list?)
 
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MultiBriefs—Nearly 49 million people will travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving this year, according to AAA. Nearly 90 percent of people will be driving to their destinations. So why not take your Porsche?
 
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Road & Track—Earlier this month, R&T editor-at-large Sam Smith attended the global media launch of the 700-hp 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Smith’s formal drive review of the GT2 RS will see print in an upcoming issue of Road & Track. In the meantime, he emailed us his first dispatch on the car, in the form of an interview he conducted with himself. He writes this way a lot. Don’t ask why. We don’t know.
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Oversteer by Autotrader—I suppose if my hooptie fleet had an MVP, it would be my 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo. It's been six months since I purchased the cheapest Cayenne Turbo in the United States -- and despite being comprised of a giant conglomeration of aging German electronics eager to destroy any hope of my daughter having a college fund, it's been totally reliable.
 
Autocar—Porsche is developing the most driver-focused version of its current 718 Boxster with the naturally aspirated, flat six engine of the latest 911 GT3.
 
Adweek—Recently, a coffee shop in Carson, Calif., began offering customers a mysterious new beverage called E-Jolt, telling them it was so “incredibly powerful,” they’d have to sign a waiver before ordering.
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The Truth About Cars—For over a decade, the Porsche 924 remained the brand’s entry-level sports car. During its 12-year run, Porsche shifted over 121,000 examples, meaning the normal 924 is not uncommon today and your local Craigslist probably has one for sale.
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Road & Track—He was the last man on the Nordschleife and a faithful servant of the one true goddess who rules over the tarmac and steel within. It was more than 30 years ago, after the track had disappeared from the Formula 1 calendar but long before the Godzilla GT-R and the so-called production-car records.
 
Drive—Two-time World Rally Champion and Porsche development driver Walter Rohrl says cars are getting too fast for the Nurburgring race track.
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Car and Driver—Porsche will build only 500 copies of the 911 Turbo S Exclusive globally. Exclusive—it’s right there in the name. Actually, the Exclusive part of the name refers to Porsche’s in-house customizing department: Exclusive Manufaktur, a label emblazoned on the fender badges. These are the folks made famous by their willingness to wrap anything and everything in leather. Want your tires to be wrapped in hides? They’ll probably do that.
 
Motor1—We’re not quite a month past Porsche’s reveal of the 2018 Cayman GTS, but already attention is starting to shift towards what is expected to be a phenomenal ultra-high performance Cayman GT4.
 
Motor1—Few cars have as many rabid fans as the Porsche 911. Its predecessor, the 356, was built to sate Ferdinand Porsche’s need for a sports car that simply didn’t exist, and used an "engine at the wrong end" approach. It worked, and Porsche has gone on to sell over a million examples of its 911.
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Porsche Panorama wants to hear from you!
PCA—The editors of Panorama are working on some stories and they need your help: We’d love to tell the story of the long-time connection between pilots and Porsches. From the service men and women who discovered Porsches while based in West Germany in the 1950s to the present. If you’re an Air Force pilot or a Naval Aviator, or if there’s one in your family, we’d love to make it part of this story. Photos are key, we’d love some shots of the Porsche and its pilot owner taken with the planes that he or she flew (or flies).

We’re also looking for a really special Cayenne. One that’s been a family member for a long time, a Cayenne that’s been everywhere and done everything. Preferably one with crazy high miles. If you think you might be the owner of that Cayenne and have some great stories to tell, let us know! If so, please contact us below.
panorama@pca.org
 
PCA—Want to get published in PCA.org and e-Brake News and be part of the new, volunteer-fueled PCA Media Gruppe? Send us your original PCA or Porsche-related content and we'll consider it for publication. Contact Editor Damon Lowney at damonl@pca.org with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as needed.
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Porsche of the Week
Photo by John Frankowski. Southeast Michigan Region. "This is my 1987 911 Carrera Cabriolet in Grand Prix White. The photo was taken in Berkley, MI, on historic Woodward Avenue just before the Vinsetta Garage stopped being a garage. It currently operates as the Vinsetta Garage restaurant."

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to potw@pca.org. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name, and a few sentences about your picture.
 
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