But there has been no sign of slipping!
That's what I thought as well about my Boxster. I couldn't get the clutch to slip for the life of me when I was giving it gas. For some reason it was only slipping when I was was trying to engage a gear after shifting.
Although, I have to be on the top half of the clutch pedal before it begins to engage.
That's EXACTLY what mine did,the bottom 1/2 of the clutch pedal was stiff.
And if it is the clutch, any recommendations for the new clutch?
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Is it typical for a clutch job at 42k miles?
That all depends. I've seen clutches go for no reason at all on P-Cars. Some dude on ppbb has over 120k+ on his 1st clutch,I don't know what year 986 though. My 99' had went through it's first clutch at 25k. My 01' S got 51k out it's 1st clutch and then signs of wear started to show........it all depends.
If your going to have them do the clutch ask them how much more labor wise they want to install a new flywheel. They have been known to go bad on Boxsters as well. It's one of those 'while your in there' things. It's worth checking,my shop is only charging me .8 hours extra labor wise to install a fresh flywheel. Flywheels can go anywhere from $570 from ********************************az to $1.2k at the dealer......for same thing.