Give some thought to doing both sides. The left doesn’t get the same “stress” as the right even with LS. If one has worn out chances are… Don’t worry about leaving $$ on table :twisted:

Stop the insanity (talking to myself)
 

OK, I'm going to stop the madness with a very interesting viewpoint. I had the pleasure of speaking directly with Ian of Ian's Euro Parts in Miami, FL. After recounting my situation, Ian asked my something completely out of left field.

Ian: Where did you eat this past weekend?
Marken: Excuse me? I don't think I heard you correctly. What did you say?

Ian: Did you eat this weekend?
Marken: (slight hesitation, but fully aware of what Ian has just asked) Yes??

Ian: OK, where did you eat?
Marken: Outback

Ian: Did you cook your own steak? (Ian's intention & direction has now surfaced in my mind)
Marken: No, I did not.

Ian: Did you bring your own steak?
Marken: No.

Ian: Did you enjoy your steak?
Marken: Yes.

Ian: Well, there you go.

Ian was trying to establish a very critical point that we, as consumers often overlook. Sometimes it's not always the lowest price that gets the job done. Being both consumer, executive and business owner, I should have known better. Even though Curry's is allowing me to source my own part, a whole host of problems could potentially occur.

Now, I am not inferring that Curry's would purposely install "my" sourced part in error, but let's say that whatever piece I bring has some sort of defect or unnoticeable flaw. Whether or not it is major or minor, the end result will be that I, the consumer, am to blame. Curry's can not very well warranty the work on a product that was provided by the consumer himself. If there is a problem with the car after the repairs are completed, (all parts sourced by Curry's) and it does not live up to my expectation in a manner previous to the damage of the trailing arm, then I have cause as the consumer to bring that vehicle back & have them reassess what went wrong. Maybe the actual tech is having a bad day, week, month, whatever and things aren't good at home causing him/ her to not focus as well as they could be.

Fact remains that I should take a step back and let Curry's handle the job at the cost they set. I am after all, paying for both a service and the "insurance" that they will complete the job accurately and professionally. Allowing Curry's or any business this type of position with the consumer, that consumer can "hold" the business entity "responsible."

I apologize for getting everyone riled up so early in the day. There are more important matters at hand and I should be attending to them. I do sincerely thank everyone for their suggestions, posts, pm's & mail. I'm just going to take Ian's advice and let the "professionals" handle it. If I were getting some private assistance and labor, I would handle this differently and be more price conscience/savy. I hope that other Porsche owners who do not complete all of their own labor recognize Ian's business ethic and take advantage of his 30+ years of Porsche experience and customer service.

BTW, Ian had exactly what I needed and I could have saved about $500, but $500 is a small price to pay in the "grand scheme" of things.

Business 102: Recognize genius (i.e. Curry's and Ian).
Business 102b: Trust genius (i.e. Let Curry's do the sourcing & labor)
Business 102c: Be in a position to hold them accountable (i.e. Either be saisfied with the work or bring the 930 back.

The last point to mention is that I will contact Curry's & if they wish to source Ian's parts (www.ianseurparts.com), then that's another story all together.

OK, I'm stepping off the box now.

Thanks & I hope to get together w/ you guys very soon once my 930 is out of Curry's possession.

Marken.

Hey, I like Matt Curry and his crew. They are super nice guys and PCA supporters. But geniuses they are not. One or two of them have told me what a huge nightmare some job would be that I ended up knocking out pretty easily with no idea what I was doing. Get your car home, buy the part from Ian's and DIY this install. Maybe take it back to Curry's for the alignment.

If I could DIY, I would, but since I can't (remember I posted for labor assistance in the Project Help section http://www.dorkiphus.com/porsche/viewtopic.php?t=3007 ), @ Curry's it will stay. I believe I am dealing with both Chris and Tim @ Curry's.

Richard, You ever do a 930 rear wheel bearing? The reason I and I bet most of the others did not chime in early in his quest for help is he has a 930 and the rear wheel bearing and arm is not the same and not even close to as simple as pressing out the bad one and pressing in a good one.

Lexlyf might not have the time or wherewithal to press upon some of the Dorki for shops, lifts, tools and labor as you often do when you have "simple projects".

Not everyone likes to burn weekends mucking around on the steep end of the learning curve and a 930 rear wheel bearing is a steep curve! We are not talking new pads and a flush here. Say the bearing is not preloaded corectly and he trashes the replacement arm? Now he is back to 0 and out both the time and $. If the shop does it wrong, he is out some time with his baby while they go back and do it right. Some times it is not a bad idea to let the shop do the work. Each person needs to balance their grief factor to $ saved potental.

Not getting enough sleep, Kurt? Well, I missed the earlier threads on this. Nope, haven't done a 930 rear wheel bearing (yet). But I figured, since he was sourcing used parts and looking for help, that he may want to DIY this one. I guess I was pretty out of line, suggesting a DIY on the technical help page of Dorkiphus.

Both of you, just settle down, right now! Sit back there quietly, or I'm going to stop the car, and you're walking home! :lol:

I sleep like a baby every night. (That is, I wake up every 3 hours, play with my wife’s mamos, slobber all over, belch milk out my nose, explosively wet fart myself and fall right back to sleep)

Nice edit

Have you tried German Auto Dismantlers @ 866.356.2996?
Or how about http://www.ajusa.com @ (800) 877-1911 (CA)

I have a list of salvage yards at home too but right now I am at work:(

Michael