Symptom-based workshop manual

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Rear Door Symptom: Creaking Noises at the Rear Door when Opening or Locking (SY
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Model Line:

Taycan (Y1A / Y1B / Y1C)

Model Year:

As of 2020

Concerns:

Rear door

Cause:

Customers complained about creaking noises when opening and locking the rear left and/or
rear right door.
Relative movements between the shaft reinforcement and the lock reinforcement within the door frame
may cause intermittent creaking noises.

Action:

In the event of a complaint, rework rear left and/or rear right door by placing an additional rivet.

Required parts and materials
Part No.

Designation
– Additional designation

Number/Quantity

PAF016206

 Beaker rivet
– 4.0 x 9.5 AlMg5

1 piece per door

 Touch-up stick in vehicle color*

Quantity as required

Required tools
Tools:

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Torque wrench, 2-10 Nm (1.5-7.5 ftlb.), e.g., V.A.G 1783 - Torque wrench, 2-10 Nm (1.5-7.5
ftlb.)
Plastic wedge, commercially available
Rivet pliers, e.g. VAS 6967 - Rivet pliers
Center punch, commercially available
Metal drill 4 mm, commercially available
Drilling machine, commercially available
P90999 - PIWIS Tester 4
Battery charger with a current rating of at least 90 A, e.g., VAS 5908 90A battery charger. For
further information about the battery chargers to be used, see the corresponding Workshop Manual.
 Workshop Manual '270689 Charging battery and vehicle electrical system'

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Rework rear doors
Work Procedure: 1

Connect the battery charger.
 Workshop Manual '270689 Charging battery and vehicle electrical system'

2

Check rear left and/or rear right door for creases and confirm fault pattern.

3

Remove the rear door trim panel.
For procedure, see:  Workshop Manual '707319 Remove and install the rear door trim panel'

4

5

Remove rear window channel seal.

 Workshop Manual '646819 Remove and install rear window channel seal'
Roll the rear door window pane all the way up.
Information
The action for eliminating noise is described on the rear left door and, if the fault pattern also applies,
must be carried out in the same way on the rear right door.

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Rework rear door affected.
6.1

Adjust position for an additional rivet on the door reinforcement and set  Rework rear
doors -1- marking.
To ensure sufficient stability, ensure that sufficient distance is maintained from the outside
areas of the reinforcement.  Rework rear doors

6.2

Mark the position of the hole with a suitable center punch.

6.3

Equip a suitable drill with a 4 mm drill bit and set the depth stop to a drilling depth of 6 mm to
prevent damage to the outer skin of the door.

6.4

Drill a 4 mm hole for the rivet in the reinforcement door, with the help of a second person, and
vacuum up the chips produced during the drilling process with a suitable wet/dry vacuum
cleaner.
Make sure that the rear door window is not damaged during drilling.

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Use  Set rivet -1- rivet pliers to insert rivet.

Set rivet
8

9

Paint repair point.
8.1

Seal the rivet with a touch-up pen corresponding to the respective vehicle paintwork to
protect the body from corrosion.

8.2

Allow paintwork to dry completely.

Install rear window channel seal.
 Workshop Manual '646819 Remove and install rear window channel seal'

10 Install the rear door trim panel.
For procedure, see:  Workshop Manual '707319 Remove and install the rear door trim panel'

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11 Connect P90999 - PIWIS Tester 4 to the vehicle and switch on the ignition.
12 Read out and delete all control units fault memory.
13 Exit the diagnostic application, switch off the ignition, disconnect the P90999 - PIWIS tester 4
from the vehicle.
14 Switch off and disconnect the battery charger.

Labor position and PCSS encryption
Labor position:
APOS

Labor operation

58514951

Rework rear door (left)

58514952

Rework rear door (right)

58515050

Rework rear door (left and right)

I No.

PCSS encryption:
Location (FES5)

58510

Rear door

Damage type (SA4)

2017

creaks, rattles

Important Notice: Technical Bulletins issued by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. are intended only for use by professional automotive technicians who have attended Porsche service training
courses. They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some Porsche vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper servicing of a vehicle. Porsche special
tools may be necessary in order to perform certain operations identified in these bulletins. Use of tools and procedures other than those Porsche recommends in these bulletins may be detrimental to the
safe operation of your vehicle, and may endanger the people working on it. Properly trained Porsche technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do the job properly and
safely. Part numbers listed in these bulletins are for reference only. The work procedures updated electronically in the Porsche PIWIS diagnostic and testing device take precedence and, in the event of a
discrepancy, the work procedures in the PIWIS Tester are the ones that must be followed.

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