It Looks Like Its Clutch Time

[edevlin]

I have been getting some slippage on the clutch of my 2000 2.7L Boxster with 52K on it. I am the thrid owner of the car and I dont know what sort of drivers the first two owners were, but I am sometimes demanding of the clutch, especially in first gear.

I plan on putting in an Porsche replacement clutch kit (only 333.00 from Suncoast Porsche). I figure that while having it open for the clutch I would bite the bullet and also put in a lightweight flywheel. I have my Bentley service manual and know just enough about working on the Boxster to be dangerous, so I think I am going to have the clutch and flywheel installed.

My question is about how long should it take a mechanic that normally does not work on Porsches to do the installation? Also, is it a bad idea to have a non-Porsche specialists do the job? I have a local mechanic that I like who works on all kinds of cars and says he can do the work, even though he has never worked on Porsches before.

I figure if I could almost pull it off with my Bently manual, he ought to be able to do it as well for half the price of a dealer or specialists. Is there anything unusual that a first-timer-Boxster-clutch/flywheel-installer needs to know about the job, thanks,

Ed