01-31-2016, 12:07 PM
Hey Folks,
I just finished replacing the clutch in my 968 and stopped moving forward because I was surprised to see where the throw out fork positioned itself once complete. on Clarks-garage.com there is a measurement test you can do to get a sanity check on your disk and that shows when measuring the distance between the back of the fork where the slave piston to the front of the clutch inspection port should be about 18MM when clutch is new and if more than 34MM it is time for a new clutch. Does this same measurement apply to the 968?
Complicating things, I had the Flywheel machined 15 thousands (and the step as well). I was told the PO of the car had done a clutch job, so it is possible that he had machined the Flywheel as well (given the grooves in the flywheel though, I doubt it). I would expect this would effect the measurement backward, but not that much.
To add to the fun, I bought a Sachs clutch kit and used that disk and TOB but bought a "correct" new AT (or is it TA?) Pressure Plate through Pete at RS Barn.
Anyway, I don't mind working on the car, but after $1,200 on machining, Sachs clutch kit and the pressure plate, I don't want to go 2,000 miles to find that the clutch is shot.
I am off to church now, but will post a picture later of the fork through the inspection port.
Anyway, any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated before I drive the car and there is no going back.
thanks in advance,
Ken
I just finished replacing the clutch in my 968 and stopped moving forward because I was surprised to see where the throw out fork positioned itself once complete. on Clarks-garage.com there is a measurement test you can do to get a sanity check on your disk and that shows when measuring the distance between the back of the fork where the slave piston to the front of the clutch inspection port should be about 18MM when clutch is new and if more than 34MM it is time for a new clutch. Does this same measurement apply to the 968?
Complicating things, I had the Flywheel machined 15 thousands (and the step as well). I was told the PO of the car had done a clutch job, so it is possible that he had machined the Flywheel as well (given the grooves in the flywheel though, I doubt it). I would expect this would effect the measurement backward, but not that much.
To add to the fun, I bought a Sachs clutch kit and used that disk and TOB but bought a "correct" new AT (or is it TA?) Pressure Plate through Pete at RS Barn.
Anyway, I don't mind working on the car, but after $1,200 on machining, Sachs clutch kit and the pressure plate, I don't want to go 2,000 miles to find that the clutch is shot.
I am off to church now, but will post a picture later of the fork through the inspection port.
Anyway, any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated before I drive the car and there is no going back.
thanks in advance,
Ken
