fullymatted.
Back to search
Rennlist

2k miles old clutch stiff suddenly?

Add to repair workspace
Open repair workspace
Original source
10 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCH2k miles old clutch stiff suddenly?

Leading reported evidence

Use around town

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Btw, perhaps I should not admit it, but I kind of liked the soft clutch - just like the newer Porsches and also even the Ford Mondeo Estate that I just rented in Italy...buttery smooth, especially as I'm not aggressive driver and mainly use around town.

Original post Read captured discussion
2k miles old clutch stiff suddenly?
Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Use around town' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use around town' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 10 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Frequently discussed actions (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Use around town

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Btw, perhaps I should not admit it, but I kind of liked the soft clutch - just like the newer Porsches and also even the Ford Mondeo Estate that I just rented in Italy...buttery smooth, especially as I'm not aggressive driver and mainly use around town.

Original post Read captured discussion
2k miles old clutch stiff suddenly?
Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

10 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

  • Rennlist: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261027T175704Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Just back from a trip and discovered clutch very stiff and a little squeeky. One local Porsche guy said could be failed spring and be about $300 as probably not clutch since only 2k miles on it. Any thots would be appreciated. P.s. At first I thot I was imagination it. Patrick 2003 C4S 76k miles

POST 2Original post

Is the spring still there and attached to the pedal? Your mechanic is probably right

POST 3Original post

My spring broke into 4 pieces. Check that first!

POST 4Original post

Agree it sounds like the booster spring. Shouldn't cost $300 to fix though.

POST 5Original post

Read every post in this thread, or only the first 6 or so. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...matically.html

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks all - the link was interesting read...so perhaps it's more PURE w/o the spring? Is this a common issue and just wears out over time? Btw, perhaps I should not admit it, but I kind of liked the soft clutch - just like the newer Porsches and also even the Ford Mondeo Estate that I just rented in Italy...buttery smooth, especially as I'm not aggressive driver and mainly use around town. I will try to get another local Porsche guy to get second opinion . The prior guy I spoke w/ on the phone said $50 parts and 1.5 hours labor, thus the $300. PL

POST 7Original post

I've got a stiff clutch since it's coming up for replacement and I can't imagine a "marshmallow" feel with a new clutch. I'm not a fan of my BMW's effortless clutch feel so, this may be a proceedure I need in the future. TC

POST 8Original post

Quotes source post: 11465242

The spring is actually $70-80. If it's only the spring, all they need to do is put a pin on the spring canister to lock the spring, then push the clutch pedal all the way down, then remove the spring canister and swap it the new one. If they are good, they should be able to do it in 10 min or less!

POST 9Original post

I have an '03. Even with a brand new booster spring, the clutch is plenty heavy compared to BMWs. I would say as least 3x the force to work the clutch and I like the stock feel.

POST 10Original post

I recently removed the helper springs and prefer it removed. But as a reference: https://rennlist.com/forums/11459278-post387.html

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.