84_944guy

Im prity sure the clutch in my car is dead. When i was driving got to a stop sign and stoped took of not going fast at all hear a clunk and the car stops. I take it in and out of gear let the clutch out slowy and theres a relly loud grinding sound. i think its the clutch becuse it was over 100k miles on it. So the question is i need a new one i would be doing the work myself can anyone recomend a good kit. Im a highschool student and dont have alot of money, but i would still like something a little racer then the stock one.

hpservertech

Aw man that sucks. I'll need to do mine in the near future. Check out www.clarks-garage.com for the process. Some guys on here have done it recently, am sure they will chime up in the morning.

is this your daily driver right now?

84_944guy

yeah it was fun towing it home over 10 miles.

jbrill

it really isnt that bad, yes the part are expensive but the work is quite straight forward. mine blew out aswell when i was in highschool as long as you can afford the parts there no big deal. its actually kinda fun! haha

tifosiman

What year is your car?

Could be the transaxle. You might want to consider having someone take a look at it before you start ordering clutch parts.

84_944guy

1984 well yah im hoping it’s the trans because that would be allot ezer and cost less and I would get a 951 trans.

tifosiman

You are correct in the first part of your sentence. But the last part about getting a 951 trans is baaaad. You don't want a 951 trans in a 8V 944 N/A. If you think your car is slow now, you could time your 0-60 time with a sundial if you put the 951 trans in there. The gearing is simply too tall.

84_944guy

O i dident know so what trans is beter to put in a 944S mabie or a late 944 N/A?

V2Rocket

If you replace the trans, go for an early one; any other tranny has taller gears which will only slow you down.

Although changing the clutch would be a good idea after 100k, you might want to check for leaking brake fluid. I was driving to the gym one morning and suddenly when I hit the clutch it fell flat to the floor. My master cylinder had blown a gasket, so I had to tow the car home and replace the master and slave cylinders.

I'd hope its the cylinders, because those are ALOT (read: A FORKING HELL OF ALOT) cheaper and easier to replace than clutches or trannies.

84_944guy

yeah i dont know what im going to do the car has some body damage and now this. I think im going to buy a new one iv spent about a total of 3,500 on this one and now with this problem i dont even know if its worth fixing.

How much do you think a running early n/a would cost i mean i could put basicly all the parts and upgrades from mine onto that.

tifosiman

That is incorrect. The gearing for all 83-89 944 8V transmissions is basically the same, with the exception of a shorter 5th gear on the 88 and 89 models.

Since you have an early car any 8v N/A trans from 83-89 will fit. I would go with an 88 or 89 if it were me due to the shorter 5th and the fact that they seem to grenade less than earlier ones. Plus they are newer. Of course, the lower the mileage the better (generally speaking).

I wouldn't get an S trans.

V2Rocket

Oh, I meant to say turbo/S tranny by "newer"..oops.

As for buying another car, you can find a relatively decent one for under 5k and use your current one as a parts car if you like. Or, part out the one you have now and make enough to buy a nicer 944 or 951 if you choose to stay on "the dark side". The parts off your early car are individually worth more than the car as a whole; hell, I might even be interested in some of them.

84_944guy

how much do you think i could get for the car if i parted it out and what parts do you wont.

V2Rocket

Depending if the car has been relatively well maintained you might get 5 or 6k. As for parts, I'm primarily looking for another transaxle but since yours seems to be shot, that's out of the question.

I might be interested in sunroof parts, possibly your ignition coil.

84_944guy

I dont know if the trans is blow or the clutch yet i need to get under it and look im take the plug out of the clutch and see if i can see anything messed up. then if theres nothing il drain the trans and look for little pieces.