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YOUR RESEARCHNew clutch time... Any PM ideas?
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Otherwise, a clean bill of health, which is always a worry when a mechanic is shoulders-deep into your 996...
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I don't regret replacing the bearing since the clutch was gone, but you can add my '99 C4 with 58K miles to the known-good list.
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If the flywheel needed replacing, they'd replace it.
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Is the starter easier to replace with the transmission removed?
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*Update* Just pried the seals off of the dual-row bearing that came out of my car earlier today. The seals were pristine, and the bearing is in perfect condition. Silky smooth, no play whatsoever. I don't regret replacing the bearing since the clutch was gone, but you can add my '99 C4 with 58K miles to the known-good list.
Well, my clutch slippage finally got bad enough that I wasn't willing to keep driving it. I already own one car that came with a continuously variable transmission - I don't need a second that is slowly converting itself into a CVT.
Since my 99 C4 will be up in the air with the transmission off, I'm going to go ahead and do the I /\/\ S bearing retrofit. I hadn't planned to do the bearing, but the extra labor is nominal and the only significant cost is the bearing itself.
Anyone have ideas for other PM that can be done at this time? Black Forest (the indy I use in San Diego) is going to check out the motor mounts for me and track down a minor oil seep.
Is the starter easier to replace with the transmission removed? I think the starter solenoid is going out, so if the labor costs are reduced because the car's already in the air with no transmission, I may do that now as well.
Thanks for any additional ideas. My car has been maintained very well, but the previous owners didn't replace any of the known suspects - motor mounts are original, coolant overflow tank is original, even the radiator cap was original until I got the car.
Of course I want to minimize expenses, but if there are other items that make sense to do when the car is already in the air and taken apart, I want to consider 'em.
Thanks for your ideas...
-Dallas
Along with some of the ones you stated, maybe;
AOS/OVS
defective (according to Porsche, not me) case bolts
RMS
trans mount
flex disc
clutch slave cylinder
pivot pin
maybe clutch release lever
lever seal
TOB guide tube
flywheel
The list goes on and on,,,
If the clutch has been slipping that bad definitely budget for a new DMF, or maybe you can get it resurfaced?
KrazyK has a good shop that he likes for grinding them.
Just shy of 60K, sorry for the omission. I heard back from the shop today - the clutch was down to the rivets, but the flywheel is still in good shape and being resurfaced. Glad I didn't wait any longer!
My oil weep is from a cam cover, so that's getting resealed. Otherwise, a clean bill of health, which is always a worry when a mechanic is shoulders-deep into your 996...
Porsche does not recommend resurfacing no does Luk as I recall.
Look at post 7, 8, and the exchange that starts at post 16 thru the end of the thread.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ed-advice.html
I've seen the surface-vs-no-resurface threads, but I'm going to side with Black Forest over Interwebz... If the flywheel needed replacing, they'd replace it.
My shop saved my parts for me, and all of the techs gathered around to give me crap about not leaving any extra clutch lining on the table. I had juuuuust started polishing the head of one rivet, so the timing was perfect (OK, maybe I waited a week too long).
I pried the seals off of the dual-row bearing that came out of my car earlier today. The seals were pristine, and the bearing is in perfect condition. Silky smooth, no play whatsoever. I don't regret replacing the bearing since the clutch was gone, but you can add my '99 C4 with 58K miles to the known-good list.
