09-02-2008, 09:59 AM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by Brad Roberts
This is the sign that ALL push clutches exhibit when the disc is getting thin. Same for 964's/993's/986's/ everything.. Your mechanic is correct. The disc is worn.
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Even if the biting point is high, if it's still gripping, the clutch is still working. If you wait until it slips, you have used it to the end of it's life. Why replace it before that?
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09-03-2008, 10:29 AM
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Location: Colchester, CT
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This got me thinking that I should get mine done sooner rather than later. My car is about to hit 70k and the clutch still seems okay, but you never really know. Well, here goes another big expense but rather do this than blow the clutch at an AX event.
Chris
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09-03-2008, 10:37 AM
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Porscheectomy
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Originally Posted by Dragonwind
This got me thinking that I should get mine done sooner rather than later. My car is about to hit 70k and the clutch still seems okay, but you never really know. Well, here goes another big expense but rather do this than blow the clutch at an AX event.
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Why? There's nothing disastrous that can happen.
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09-03-2008, 05:29 PM
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Well let me ask you all this then. When you say 'bite' on the clutch, is it where you first feel the beginning of the resistance of the clutch or when you feel full connection? Assuming it is the former that you are talking about then mine is still low. However, at 70k my mechanic, who is quite good, was surprised it was lasting this long.
Chris
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87 944S brought back to life
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09-03-2008, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Arizona
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Originally Posted by Dragonwind
Well let me ask you all this then. When you say 'bite' on the clutch, is it where you first feel the beginning of the resistance of the clutch or when you feel full connection? Assuming it is the former that you are talking about then mine is still low. However, at 70k my mechanic, who is quite good, was surprised it was lasting this long.
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The first resistance, its somewhere between halfway to 3/4 of the way up on the clutch (meaning you have to raise it half to 3/4 of the entire length to get the clutch to start resisting).
I've decided to use the last of it until I feel it's almost completely gone, then I'll get a 90k service done on it as well as some other repairs.
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09-04-2008, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alta Loma, CA
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Be prepared 
The current pricing on the stock flywheel is $977. If your flywheel is still good, then they will reuse it and the parts pricing for disc/pp/t-out will be around $500. Asco alum flywheels are in the $800 range. For some reason, we are seeing more and more dual mass failures
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