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Old 02-06-2012, 03:54 PM
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Default Spring clutch breaking

Hey guys,

What happens when these break? Can you limp the car home like with a rubber clutch? Or are you kinda screwed when one of these goes?
Old 02-06-2012, 04:45 PM
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The main conecern would be one wedging itself in a way that prevents normal operation.
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Having broken a couple on the track - there is no limp home mode when the connectors between the hub section and the friction section go, you coast to where ever you can and sit until the tow truck gets to you.
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Originally Posted by JerryW
...you coast to where ever you can and sit until the tow truck gets to you.
Epic quote, I will use metaphorically for anything that happens in life.
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Originally Posted by jtsporsche
Epic quote, I will use metaphorically for anything that happens in life.
LOVE the quote! but it should be corrected to read
"you coast to where ever you can and sit and repeatedly bang your head on the steering wheel, then go over and over in your head justifying why you drive the 944 instead of a dead reliable boring Honduh until the tow truck gets to you."

My 44 is going to leave me stranded for sure now that I said that..
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When I had a spring break I was able to get it to the dealer, I had to time lights just right because first was too hard to get into.



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