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Hello everybody,
a few days ago I went on a wee stroll in my 996. I was stuck in traffic on a steep hill and ended up (stupidly) riding the clutch. After driving on I noticed the famed burned clutch smell, and also a small amount of smoke�
. So I burned it pretty bad. After driving letting it cool down for awhile I drove on for the rest of the day and it felt absolutely fine� Also I�ve driven it lightly for the last few days and it doesn�t miss a beat, also under high load/heavy acceleration, there are no vibrations at all when taking off and the clutch feels as tight as ever. I was wondering if you guys know more about this, and should I replace it immediately?
Cheers!
Have you ever driven for a little while after forgetting to release a not so grabby parking brake? Hmmm same smell, brake still works (but may need a little adjustment). They�re both made of similar materials - pretty tuff stuff. Obviously, you don�t want to fry the clutch on a regular basis, but one time won�t ruin it�
The clutch disc ( and brake pads) are made of some very strong heat resistant materials and metals( brass/copper ect) that are bound together with a resin, then either riveted and bonded to steel backing plates..
At around 750F* temp ( due to fiction from slipping) the resin will start to melt, and smoke, ( and have an awful stench) it will be a bit more slippery when melting and will actually leave a glazed coating on the flywheel and pressure plate surface. IF not too much resin has melted, the disc will still have sufficient thickness and the glaze will eventually wear off under normal use, if too much resin/material has melted off , the clutch will seam heavier to operate, ( or not engage at all) the clutch will have to be replaced..
Sounds like you had a bit of melting of the resin, but didn't melt off too much if the clutch returned to normal of after cooling down from 750F*
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As others have said, you should be okay. If it is really a GT3, those clutches are extremely stout. My original clutch lasted 143K miles. Actually it was still good, but we dropped the engine for other reasons.
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