[MCL968]

My clutch is wearing, it is taking a little longer to engage than in the past, and it doesn't feel as crisp as it used to.

 

So, should I replace everything, just the disc, or some combination?

 

Where do you all suggest I go for parts to make sure I get the right pressure plate?

 

Thanks,

 

Matt

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[flash]

because it is such a pain to get to, i would replace everything inside the bell housing, except maybe the fork itself.

 

as for sourcing the pressure plate, sunset.  the rest don't seem to be a problem with getting the wrong part, so if you can find them cheaper, go for it

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[94SilverCab]

Replace the pin bearings on the fork!

 

Jay

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[Chris Vais]

You should also make sure that your firewall hasn't cracked, a not uncommon occurrence with these cars. If the fire wall is flexing every time you step on the clutch it will feel sloppy and less precise.

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[MCL968]

Thanks Chris, the firewall has been plated and the spiffy D1R brace was installed a while back. It made a huge difference, but now, around 2 years later, it's starting to slip and it seems like (at 111700 miles) it's time to swap it out.

 

I spoke to Luke at Sunset, he said the clutch kit is 968-116-911-00, comes with the P/P. Disc, and T/O bearing. The needle bearings for the fork are $10.22 each. His source shows ONLY one part for the 968, so he is certain this is the right unit. He has no idea what color the stripe is on the P/P.

 

Does this look like the right part number, and does the price sound right?

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[Chris Vais]

I would say that at 111,700 miles you've got all that clutch has to offer. Mine was replaced at 122,000 and I did replace the fork bearings and master cylinder as well and installed the D1R stainless clutch line hose. Unless you have the stainless clutch already installed, I'd replace that as well.

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[MCL968]

Who's supplying the S/S line now that D1R is no longer making them? Mine is a stock unit, but only a few years old.

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[williamoss]

Has anyone with more knowledge than myself, talked to Pete Of RS Barn, to take over the manufacturing of certain parts. After all he was in the business for many years.

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[flash]

most of my designs are proprietary.  "taking over" the manufacture would require a license.  given the issues of the past, i do not see that happening there.

 

besides, the demand just isn't there.  as much as some would like to think so, there just aren't many customers left.

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[94SilverCab]

Has anyone with more knowledge than myself, talked to Pete Of RS Barn, to take over the manufacturing of certain parts. After all he was in the business for many years.

 

Hmmm...open mouth, insert foot...smh

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[MCL968]

Does anyone have an old clutch hose set they would like to donate? I would love to look into getting the line replaced at one of the local industrial hose shops, but the only one I have is kind of in use on the car.

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[flash]

getting it done in a one-off will cost you more than a new OEM hose.  there is nothing wrong with the OEM unit, and it will last another 10-20 years.  i wanted better, but it was brought about by my hose blowing out.  if it weren't for that, and the fact that there were so many people who wanted one, i wouldn't have done it.

 

i stopped making them, because the cost per unit was getting too high, and there was an adaptor involved that was SAE.  that caused problems with some guys who only had metric tools.

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[MCL968]

An SAE adaptor was the problem?

 

That's about the most trivial thing you would ever have to deal with on these cars. I can't imagine the horror of having to use a 9/16 AND a 13mm at the same time!

 

If you ever decide to run another batch of the hoses, I will take one, and I promise I will not complain about mixing SAE and metric.

 

And who only has metric tools these days? I could understand the outrage if it was Whitworth and SAE, then it would probably never stop leaking and your headlights would go off every time you depressed the clutch.

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[94SilverCab]

An SAE adaptor was the problem?

 

That's about the most trivial thing you would ever have to deal with on these cars. I can't imagine the horror of having to use a 9/16 AND a 13mm at the same time!

 

If you ever decide to run another batch of the hoses, I will take one, and I promise I will not complain about mixing SAE and metric.

 

And who only has metric tools these days? I could understand the outrage if it was Whitworth and SAE, then it would probably never stop leaking and your headlights would go off every time you depressed the clutch.

 

There existed, in a time before 968Forums, when the slightest departure from strict TUVA codes caused great consternation...dark days indeed.

 

Jay

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[flash]

the space is really tight in there, and because you really should use a fitting wrench, and not a regular wrench, it became a problem for some.  as stated, the "dark days" involved a petty few who just had to poke holes in my efforts.  so, rather than go through that, i just stopped making them.  on top of that, the cost had gone way up, and i couldn't raise the price, because the market would not bear it.

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[MCL968]

I get the price thing, but the rest is beyond me. I guess I have just spent too much time under hoods in my life, and getting things to work was always the priority.

 

By the way, when I replaced the ignition switch on my 968 last month, I purchased allen head screws for it at the local hardware store because the stock straight-slot headed screws were an absurdity that I simply could not fathom.

 

Using an allen wrench made the job go faster and easier, but I guess I will not be able to show the car in the future. Someone please alert the "petty few".

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[flash]

well....................i sort of get it when talking about SAE vs metric.  these cars change hands a lot.  i would not want to be the guy who got one and wasn't prepared for having to work on something like that, in a tight space like that, only to have the adaptor strip and really be stuck.

 

as functional as it may have been, i just came to the conclusion that it was not up to my standards.  i couldn't get it done with a metric fitting either.

 

as i said, there is nothing really wrong with the OEM hose.  it's cheap and available.

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[Bulti]

I saw a non-metric tool once. The devilish thing caused great consternation under the local population.

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