martin944

Hey guys,

Just wanted to bounce this off you guys. The clutch on my 87 944S went out last week. It will cost about $1700 to get it fixed, the car has 101k miles, the interior, exterior and engine are all in good condition. should I get it fixed, or sell as is?

Thanks!

V2Rocket

you should get it fixed.

otherwise itll make babies.

Luis de Prat

You'll get a junker trade-in price for a car with a broken clutch, no matter how nice it is.

Is it your only car? If you plan on selling it and can drive another car meanwhile, I would let it sit until spring and then spend the money and sell it for a better price than you could as it is now.

Todd157k

Assuming you can't do it yourself, the S models are going for $4000-$6000 right now. I've been watching cuz I was thinking of selling mine. If your interior is somewhat clean, and the belts/seals have been done, I'd say fix 'er up.

or just buy mine off me (new clutch/belts/seals/ac) so I can get a 948

alex

you can get the parts for 600 if you want to tackle it yourself. It can be a pain, though.

jstand22

fix it! otherwise I'll give you $500 for it...no seriously fix it and sell it for a good price, the S values have been good lately, and 944's are such fun cars

joonas

You can get disc (Power Friction) from vertex for 189$.

Read here http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/clutch-01.htm
how to change the disc.

You should use clutch kit but you could get away with disc only.

alex

Last time I did a clutch I did a disk only, the pressure plate was in good shape (despite the pilot bearing choking all its guts out). I did wet sand the pp to get the clutch material off (1000 grit), but I think it probably would have been fine either way. I cleaned the flywheel with gasoline. Worked like a charm, and I saved some $$.

gtroth

No brainer.

$1700 buys you back a pretty nice S. Or a 10 year old Hyundai.

btw - mine's got ~150K on it now and it has never been better.

smac951

Hey Todd, what's a 948?

FRporscheman

Fix it! Like gtroth said, $1700 buys you back a nice 944S.

I've been quoted $1500 for the clutch job though. Maybe call around for different quotes. However the best way is to do it yourself. $500 in parts and a few days, and you get to learn about how your car works.

Luis de Prat

A 944 hybrid with a Chevy V8 engine. AKA "Porschev."

They seem to be getting popular.

martin944

update: I'm going to have the clutch done. The car will dropped off at the shop tomorrow. Here's what she looks like.

Thanks for the feedback!

Todd157k

Nice looking ride. Even has the side molding. Glad to see you're gettin it rollin again.