I just bought a 1984 944 and I only drove it once till the cluch went out on me. Now I have been pricing them and I can't believe how much it cost, It is rediculous. If anyone know's a place that I can have it done CHEAP please let me know. I live in So. CA in the Los Angeles County area(San Gabriel Valley).

 

Mine cost $2,000 at a Porsche dealership in 1999.

I have heard that some have had it done for around $1,500.

 

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The cheapest I found it was for $950. but that is just a quote. I'm hoping to pay less than $500. there has to be some place cheaper.

 

Replacing the clutch on these cars is no small challenge. I am a fairly adept shade-tree mechanic and I would approach this task with some trepidation.

As a point of comparison, here is a run-down of the costs associated with my clutch replacement:

Work: Clutch Assembly Replacement
Parts: $959.30
Labor: $1,101.00
Total Cost: $2,060.30

Part Description Part Number Part Cost
[*]Clutch Ball Bearing 35M (Pilot Bearing) 931-102-111-00 $13.49
[*]Clutch Disk 944-116-012-11 $333.30
[*]Clutch Guide Sleeve 016-141-181 $16.45
[*]Clutch Preassure Plate 944-116-023-07 $283.30
[*]Clutch Release Bearing 931-116-082-04 $167.50
[*]Shift Lever 477-711-205-D $41.70
[*]Thermo Switch 951-606-481-00 $15.29
[*]Thermo Switch Seal Ring 900-123-149-70 $2.87
[*]Anti Freeze 3111 $9.95
[*]Shop Supplies SS $18.00
[*]Tax $57.45
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(The Thermo Switch was actually not part of the clutch replacement, but it was done at the same time)

 

a hella of alot more than a hand job
and twice as much as a blow job !

&lt;sorry couldnt resist that one &gt;

 

i have had my car for only a few months and i have already spent about as much fixing and adding parts as i spent on the car. im expecting to pay around $1500 for my new clutch and flywheel (thats for a light weight flywheel and a performance clutch from tweeks...plus labor for the mechanic). i dont think your getting anywhere with a porsche for under $500

 

[quote]Originally posted by Mark Big Daddy:
<strong>I'm hoping to pay less than $500.</strong><hr></blockquote>You can't even buy the parts for that amount. I just recently had mine done and it was a bit over $1400... 9 hrs labor charge @$70 plus parts. And thanks to Huntley Racing sending me a lightened flywheel that was supposed to have been balanced but wasn't I had to do the job twice to correct the engine vibration.

 

Hi Mark...

I did my clutch a few months ago. Quite impressive undertaking, but I would not hesitate to do it again. Just a matter of keeping things in order. Following the step by step instructions available on the web (you should be able to find directions to these sites here on rennlist) and following them STEP BY STEP. Caps on the last because I found out the hard way! Have four 24 inch stands, two floor jacks (the transaxle has to be dropped. (Michelle is replacing her transaxle with the help of her 12 year old, so look at her threads... there is info on building a lifting cradle for the transaxle which would make the job easier). Use the factory manuals (they are worth the price because with out them you're going to be paying the mechanic even more to do what YOU can do). Use a brake bleeder for the clutch when you bleed it... there is so much information here on this site...
You might want to replace the engine mounts while you're at it. I figure I saved at least 1,400 dollars in labor by the time I was finished.

Sorry this is so long, but I got so much satisfaction by doing the work myself I encourage you to give it a shot!

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Anybody know what happened to Clark's 944 Garage website? I can't pull it up any more.
Paul

 

Suprisingly, the Haynes manual has a pretty good description of the clutch job. And there is always rennlist for little questions!

 

I don't know about California prices but I just had mine done, shopped for parts myself and per the above list about $600.00 (no thermo switch but it's a good time and idea to replace the clutch slave and master cylinders). Labor bill was $851 but that included replacing 944S chain tensioner and some other minor jobs too.

Your labor costs will probably be higher but thats what you get for your weather etc.

 

[quote]Originally posted by Paul Bloomberg:
<strong>Anybody know what happened to Clark's 944 Garage website? I can't pull it up any more.
Paul</strong><hr></blockquote>It's now called <a href="http://www.clarks-garage.com/" target="_blank">Clark's Garage</a> but you won't find anything there yet as all the links are non-functional.

 

Those are some pricey clutches. Okay, first thing to think is, what has "gone" in your clutch? Is you PP fried or is it just new bearings and friction disc that are needed? Whos says you need an entirely new clutch?

Second, you can get a good aftermarket clutch for about $600. This is a pretty strong clutch, better than OEM, and cheaper too.

Lets face it, pulling the whole tranny and tube to get at the clutch is a bitch, but is it worth $1000 to let the shop do it? Think of what you could do with a grand... New tires, a chip, coil overs... Or you could put it into your mortgage and be one step closer to financial freedom...

 

I dropped $650 to do mine back in 1989......I was on the floor for a couple of weeks at night, but it wasn't that bad of a job. You don't have to pull the tube to do the clutch, just the trans. The tube can be slid back after the trans is out of the car. I know, I did mine this way.

If you are a good mechanic, you can do it pretty easily. If you've never done a clutch before, I don't recommend it. As for doing it for less than $500.00.......you'll have to cut a lot of corners to do that, and with the labor to do the job, this would be foolish.

 

maybe you can get some mechanic's son to do your clutch in their dads shop in the middle of the night if you give him a couple hundred dollars and a few beers