Mighty Shilling

and what could be the consequences if it seized? (I can imagine it wouldn't be pretty...)

Anyway, I knew the clutch wasn't going to last forever, I was just hoping it'd last at least a week after I got the car back on the road after the turbo replacement...

Today, it started making noise... the sound changed whether I was on or off the clutch pedal... it's not squeeking, it's a kind of grinding/whirring noise, gets higher pitch when the clutch pedal is depressed.

so, I figure while I'm in there, I'll just go on ahead and replace the clutch... because it'd be dumb not to...

UGH. why must all the expensive/time consuming parts go all at the same time?!

also, can the OEM pressure plate be reused?

potent951turbo

My dad had his t/o bearing start doing this exact thing in his 944na a few years ago. We drove it like that for about a month or two, if either one of us drove it we would always put it in neautral at red lights to stretch its life a little longer. Finally one day my mom had to borrow the car and it let go. The clutch pedal just wouldn't go down anymore if I remember correctly.

Mighty Shilling

oh goody. Well, time to dive back into the world of Porsche induced poverty...

can't say I didn't see this coming though, we have put 12,000 miles on it since we got the car a while ago (back when it was dad's) and the PPI said that a clutch should be expected in the near future...

and lately, the pedal has had varying degrees of resistance... and 2nd gear has been a little less fluid... I suppose if the bearing has been dying, it'd cause those issues... but still, less than a week after a turbo replacement?! agh!

cup clutch time!!!

PorscheDoc

Lol, I got about 2 days out of mine before it blew into a gazillion pieces.

Mighty Shilling

yeah, drove it today, it got worse, it's parked before it 'splodes

Luis de Prat

Don't drive it that way much longer, or your flywheel may become scratched beyond the possibility of resurfacing.

Mighty Shilling

yeah. it's parked.