Guy

And that is certainly a possibility but......no noise, no smell nothing. I have seen clutches fail too many times to count but they usually have a different "feel" than this has. Will find out soon enough.

Hai gebissen

Yes, there would usually be a nasty burnt odor. Perhaps the disc disintegrated. I have had cars come in (towed) where absolutely nothing is left of the disc except the center hub section...the car can be started in gear, and the shifter moved in and out of gears with the engine running...

Guy

Mystery solved, clutch is toast!!

The inner disc actually looks real good, the outer.....not so much

eijun

Where did you buy it from? Craigslist offering?

Guy

Yes and I knew exactly what I was getting. So far, not one unpleasant surprise

Guy

Clutch getting dropped off Tuesday at a local re-builder. While I don't have an exact price yet, they do a lot of work for me and my company and always beat an off the shelf price. I have a new slave in the basement for my other project, I figure I will do that as well to play it safe.

The Fixer

Can't believe i missed this one, Great job Guy.
That OB will be a real looker repainted (or polished?)

in any event, nice to read when things go right,
good luck w the clutch. -Matt

Fronkenstein

$650 for a car of that class is a steal. I really don't understand why more people don't get these cars. Yeah they are complicated, but then so aren't all Germany cars. Oh, wait a minute, I forgot, it takes mechanical ability to own one :-D

Guy

Thanks Matt! This guy was actually selling an 82 auto as well and was initially trying to sell them as a package. Best part of the deal was that he was only 30 minutes away and my tow truck goes by his house weekly. I actually paid for the car without ever seeing it in person. Not something I can recommend to others but both my 928's were purchased that way


I agree 100%. My 81 taught me some valuable lessons over the past year. One lesson was that while these cars are complicated, they are entertaining to work on with a great owners support network out there. 928 owners are awesome! The second lesson is that while parts are not cheap, if you are patient, there are good deals out there to help. It took me a while to figure it out but it turns out my 81 was a former parts car from Mason (now defunct 928 Worldwide). It ended up with an employee who was owed wages and he then sold it to another, I bought it from that person. The problem is that while it now runs and drives well, it was and still is missing a boatload of "little" items which makes restoration challenging. That's why this 79 is so refreshing, no hack has gotten to it.

Guy

Here's a pic of when I first bought it, for an original car sitting for 11 years, not too shabby, PORSCHE labels still on control arm and tie rod on driver side. Someone serviced the car well during its "previous" life.

Oh and yes.....that is a fork lift

Guy

Clutch is back, reconditioned and rebuilt. Looks great. $400.00 all told.

Total spend in this 79 is 1190.00 (including price of car) with 9 hours of labor. Install this weekend

OhioMark

Guy,

If you ever want to sell it , let me know! I was at Ohio State around 1979 when I saw my first 928 turning onto High St. and was blown away by it! It sounded great and the phone dials were great looking for the
period!

Mark

SMTCapeCod

Well, there's luck and then there's luck:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...928-500-a.html

brealytrent

Great save and nice rebuild price! I've got to get me a K-jet 928: one of the few systems I fully understand!

AirtekHVAC

Not to hijack, but how bout an update on yours Trent.....unless I missed it somewhere....