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You will only find these tips here on the 914Club, and you can contribute by posting 914 hints to help other 914 owners.
There are some things you should know about fixing, maintaining and upgrading your 914 that may seem obvious to some, but they are not written down in any manual, in any instructions you may get with parts or on any website. Here are some of mine: 1. Liberally pack the pilot bearing in the flywheel with wheel bearing grease or it will grind everytime you let the clutch in/out and wear out the bearing prematurely. 2. Liberally lube the clutch and throttle cables with wheel bearing grease when feeding them into their guide tubes so they operate smoothly and don't bind or abraid. 3. Liberally lube replacement suspension bushings incluing sway bar bushings or they will squeak. 4. Use a plastic bag under your wheel bolt wrench/socket and your wheels/lugs wont get bunged up. 5. Change all fuses and clean all electrical grounds and relay contacts every couple years as regular maintenance becasue they easily corrode, to avoid hard to find problems and dim lights and hard engine starting. 6. Routinely replace clutch and throttle cables about every 4 years to avoid being stranded. Thats only how long they will last, everything else is borrowed time. Always use a mirror to examine the cables at the front of the tunnel...or you tangle the cables everytime. 7. Just remove the rear trunk lid male latch piece...you dont need the latch to keep the lid down and then you wont ever have to break into the rear trunk...what a major pain. 8. Retighten the fuel injection fuel line clamps at every oil change...they loosen up and might start a 914 BBQ. 9. Liberally lube the shift linkage bushing contact points, to make shifting smoother and easier. Be sure your shift linkage covers are in place, they are there to keep dirt and grit out. So what can you tell us... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Do these things or your 914 may rebel and turn into this... Attached image(s) ![]() |
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914's will not attract really hot women, face it they just won't.
But, They will attract women that usually know something about cars. Which is even cooler. THERE ARE NO RUST FREE 914'S THIS IS A FACT If you have installed turbo tie rods and after a while in the rain the car pulls to one side or another, then returns to normal steering. Check the tie rods where they go into the rack, they are loose, buy the right tool you cheap skate. Don't underestimate the way the car feels to drive. what I mean by that is. Does the clutch pedal go down easily and without stickiness, Does the throttle pedal do the same. is the Brake pedal firm and give good feedback, All of these things will make or break your 914. Trust me I have driven many, and the ones that all the controls work nicely are a pleasure to drive, the others suck. On Brake pedal firmness, I have never been happy with a street car 914 brake pedal, Lines, big m cyl, bleeding til the cows came home. Until I welded an adjustable bolt and locknut onto the lower front suspension crossmember. So it supported the back end of the master cylinder, what an amazing difference, if you want good feeling brakes this will make a larger improvement than anything else I have done. Teaching people how to open the doors from the outside will save your door handles, by pushing with your thumb as you rocker the handle out, the pressure on the latch will be reduced and the door will come open more easily and the plastic piece won't get broken as easily, nor will the pot metal handle hold down break. 914 CV joints and CV joint tin are NLA or No Longer Available, so take good care of yours and everytime you see some, buy them if they are in good condition, cuse you can't get them. 914Club is a good thing, support it when you can. Erik Madsen |
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