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YOUR RESEARCH996 stiff clutch

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broken booster spring

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Reported cause

It turned out to be a broken booster spring.

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996 stiff clutch
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Check guide tube and bearings and everything

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removed it again and replaced it thinking we got a bad pressure plate also checked the guide tube and bearings and everything which was all ok.

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Leading evidence: 'broken booster spring' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'broken booster spring' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check guide tube and bearings and everything' (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.

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Check guide tube and bearings and everything

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removed it again and replaced it thinking we got a bad pressure plate also checked the guide tube and bearings and everything which was all ok.

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996 stiff clutch

Replace clutch in

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I have a 996 that I replaced the clutch in with a factory clutch kit.

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Check guide tube and bearings and everything

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

removed it again and replaced it thinking we got a bad pressure plate also checked the guide tube and bearings and everything which was all ok.

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996 stiff clutch

Replace clutch in

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I have a 996 that I replaced the clutch in with a factory clutch kit.

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

broken booster spring

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Reported cause

It turned out to be a broken booster spring.

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ok Problem solved.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 996 that I replaced the clutch in with a factory clutch kit. now it is very stiff. removed it again and replaced it thinking we got a bad pressure plate also checked the guide tube and bearings and everything which was all ok. Could something in the hydrolics cause this?

POST 2Original post

Renntech has a TSB showing an update on the Fork as of April 19, 2000, from the transmission number G9600 1018220 onwards. TSB 3041 7/00 These are the part numbers Clutch release lever: 997-116-712-04 Ball Pin: 997-116-716-02 Clamp: 996-116-714-00 Sealing ring: 996-116-743-00 Spring 996-116-741-00

POST 3Original post

Could be that the booster spring (at the pedal) has snapped.

POST 4Original post

I had the same issue. Two mechanics told me I needed a new clutch. It turned out to be a broken booster spring. The spring broke and the coils were binding making it very stiff. Removing it was a big improvement. When I replaced it the clutch actually felt a little light (got used to the stiff clutch). It is easy to check and remove, but does require getting on your back and under the pedals.

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

ok Problem solved. The helper spring came out in 3 pieces thanks everyone.

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