Porsche Repair in Venice, CA
Suspension and wheel repair for Porsches that cross Venice's speed humps and alley dips every day, northeast via Venice Boulevard.
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Speed Humps, Alleys and Firm Suspension
Venice was laid out for streetcars and people on foot, and it shows. The residential streets are narrow and many have speed humps. The walk streets have no car access at the front, so garages open onto alleys of old concrete with a drainage channel down the middle and a dip where each meets the street. A Porsche has firm springs, short suspension travel and low-profile tires, so on Venice pavement each edge arrives as a sharp knock instead of being absorbed.
The parts that take those knocks are rubber. Each suspension arm pivots in a rubber bushing, and the anti-roll bar is tied to the suspension by short drop links. Repeated impacts crack the bushings and loosen the joints. You hear it first, as a knock from the front over a hump or a creak as the car settles coming out of an alley.
Knocks, Creaks and Vibrations
A knock over humps is very often a drop link, one of the smallest parts in the suspension. Have the links and bushings checked before you accept a quote for dampers. The front lower control arm bushings on the 986, 996, 987 and 997 generations are a known case. Finding the worn part first keeps the repair to what the car actually needs.
Wheels suffer separately. A large wheel on a short sidewall has very little air between the rim and the edge of a pothole on Lincoln or Washington Boulevard. A bent inner rim shows up as a vibration at freeway speed or a tire that slowly loses pressure. We'll evaluate the car and give you a quote, and tell you which of these you're hearing.
Northeast to Our Shop on Santa Monica Boulevard
Our shop is at 10527 Santa Monica Blvd in West Los Angeles, northeast of Venice. Take Venice Boulevard east to the 405 north, exit at Santa Monica Boulevard and continue east about a mile. From the canals or Abbot Kinney Boulevard it is the same route. We're open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM.
We work on every Porsche model line, from the 911 to the Macan and Cayenne, and on Porsche only, with more than 30 years on the marque. When you call, tell us when the noise appears, over a hump, in an alley dip or at speed. That detail points to the part faster than a guess. Bring the car in and we'll evaluate it and give you a quote.
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Tell us what's going on. Bring the car in for an evaluation and a quote, or request one online and we'll reach out as soon as possible.
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Porsche Repair near Venice, CA
Looking for Porsche repair near West Los Angeles, Westwood, Century City or Brentwood, or anywhere else on the Westside? The Werkstatt is at 10527 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, on the Santa Monica Boulevard corridor in West LA, about a mile east of the 405.
We repair engines, oil leaks, brakes, suspension, cooling systems, A/C and electrical faults, and diagnose and repair PDK and Tiptronic faults, for Porsche owners from Westwood, Sawtelle, Rancho Park, Cheviot Hills, Palms, Mar Vista, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Bel Air and surrounding communities.
Whatever the car is doing, start by telling us the model and year, then the symptom and when it shows up. The same symptom can point to different parts on different generations.
10527 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 310-3959
Mon – Fri: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat – Sun: Closed