Substitute seals for front splash pan

[Tom F.]

The front and rear seals for the front splash pan (the one that bolts under the steering rack and brake master cylinder) are, apparently, NLA from Porsche. Has anyone found an alternate source, or an effective substitute?

[bobmagyar]

Apparently Stoddards has a repro/ substitute.

[Tom F.]

Thank you. I should have thought of Stoddard.

[RPMClassic]

Tom -

Get a Boxster rear trunk seal. That works perfect. You will have plenty left over - perhaps you could cut it up and get a few sets out of it. Last we did this at the shop the seal was about $58. I am sure prices have changed, but it worked out.

Keep us posted.

[joetiii]

Tom, If you go the Boxster route, I may be interested in the excess. I'm tracking a body creak in the front end and think its there. Will be getting it up in the air this coming week and I'm still planning on the limerock lunch coming up.

joe

[Tom F.]

Joe, I think I revived my original seals well enough to reuse them. In fact, they're in the car now. So, I won't be buying the Boxster seal. (Thank you for the tip, however, James.)

Joe, the front end creaks that I've heard are either sway bar or control arm bushing related. If it's control arm, the shaft housing the torsion bar gets far enough off center that the torsion bar can rub against the inside. Then, the bar breaks. So, you should probably check out the control arms.

I should have bought the rest of that rear bumper from you. Do you still have it?

Tom

[fourteenten]

Hi,

Last year the front seal was still available from Porsche here in Europe. The rear seal is available from Mittelmotor in Germany, part no 1,41054. Front seal from them has part no. 1,41052.

Cees

[37yrold911]

what exactly are these seals?

if we are talking about the flat sheet metal under the rack and master cylinder, does it have rubber seals at the front and rear??

anyone have pics?

[joetiii]

Joe, the front end creaks that I've heard are either sway bar or control arm bushing related. If it's control arm, the shaft housing the torsion bar gets far enough off center that the torsion bar can rub against the inside. Then, the bar breaks. So, you should probably check out the control arms.

I should have bought the rest of that rear bumper from you. Do you still have it?

Tom

Thanx for the creaking tip. As you know, the entire suspension has been redone.... except for the sway bars so my next place to look is there.

BTW, the other rear bumper ended up going ti Spain. (Ain't it a small worl w/ the internet). I still have the center panel.