[willw]

FYI - My car was suffering from a stiff clutch pedal. I just got it back together yesterday, here’s what I learned:



The problem turned out to be the release fork bearings and a badly scored shaft. The shaft had 1mm deep vertical bearing grooves in it.

Also, the Sachs clutch kit comes with the stiffer 911 pressure plate, which I sent back.

I got away with just replacing the disc, fork bearings, shaft, and repacking the TO bearing. If if wasn’t so easy to access, I would have replaced more parts.



Tip:

Insert the driveshaft all the way into the disc plate and make sure the locking clamp bolt will engage before you tighten everything down. You need a little bit of free play in order get the shaft into the end bearing. The driveshaft has a 360 degree groove for the clamping bolt.

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[bombfactory]

I'll be replacing my way-too-heavy clutch soon, and hoping for similar results!



-Austin

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[gbarrier]

Pete sells the "real" presure plate (with green stripe) and it really makes a difference. My car had almost new disc and pressure plate when I bought it and I hated it. Swapping the pressure plate made all the difference in the world. Was able to use the Sach disc.

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[madridcab]

Interested in this, as I have the 964 pressure plate since replacing the clutch, how much does the "real" pressure plate run?

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[bombfactory]

I got my 2500 lb. pressure plate, clutch disc, throwout bearing, release shaft and bearings from Pete at RS Barn for around a grand - give him a call for a price breakdown. I'm really looking forward to a properly weighted clutch pedal once the parts are installed. Flash - any weekends looking good for you?

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[RS Barn]

I sell the correct pressure plate for $549. I order them from Germany

You end up with a very smooth clutch pedal pressure

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[Cloud9...68]

Pete,



A little off topic, but which pressure plate do you recommend with the 18 lb flywheel for a track car?

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[RS Barn]

Same one up to 280HP

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