996T clutch replace in New Hampshire
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996T clutch replace in New Hampshire
Has anyone had a good experience with a shop doing a clutch replace on a 996 Turbo in New Hampshire?
Ideally, I'd like a shop in the North-to-South corridor between Hanover and Nashua (when I did a search, most recommendations were for shops over by the coast).
One dealer quoted $8k+ for a clutch and flywheel. Yikes!
I'm happy to go with an independent (even more so, as dealer can't get (and as a consequence won't install) Porsche Motorsport parts), but want one that is known to have good experience with these cars.
Any opinions (both good and bad!) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Ideally, I'd like a shop in the North-to-South corridor between Hanover and Nashua (when I did a search, most recommendations were for shops over by the coast).
One dealer quoted $8k+ for a clutch and flywheel. Yikes!
I'm happy to go with an independent (even more so, as dealer can't get (and as a consequence won't install) Porsche Motorsport parts), but want one that is known to have good experience with these cars.
Any opinions (both good and bad!) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I've seen some other recommendations for East Coast, but they are pretty far over by the coast. If no one more central pans out, I'll keep them in mind.
Blair Talbot also seems to get a lot of recommendations, so I'll probably also check-out him, if I decide I have to go that far to the east.
Thanks!
Blair Talbot also seems to get a lot of recommendations, so I'll probably also check-out him, if I decide I have to go that far to the east.
Thanks!
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www.butzigear.com
258 Old Gate Ln, Milford, Connecticut 06460
258 Old Gate Ln, Milford, Connecticut 06460
Alas, CT is too far to the south to be practical for me.
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I've had a another private recommendation for the same folks, but it would be good to have another confirmed positive experience specifically for a Turbo clutch job.
Not that I really believe them, but dealer claims that somehow the Turbos are unusually labor intensive.
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Have they ever done a clutch job on a 996T for you?
I've had a another private recommendation for the same folks, but it would be good to have another confirmed positive experience specifically for a Turbo clutch job.
Not that I really believe them, but dealer claims that somehow the Turbos are unusually labor intensive.
I've had a another private recommendation for the same folks, but it would be good to have another confirmed positive experience specifically for a Turbo clutch job.
Not that I really believe them, but dealer claims that somehow the Turbos are unusually labor intensive.
For what its worth, I work at Porsche of Nashua, and wouldn't steer you wrong.
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Precision Imports is a great shop. I purchased my 02 996 Turbo in Oct 2014. Immediately after I contacted a friend who's owned 911's since the early 80's and without hesitation Precision Imports was the recommendation. I've used them several times and they're great. Contact is:
Dick Horan
Precision Imports
Bosch Authorized Service
183 Faltin drive
Manchester, NH 03103
dhoran@precisionimports.com
www.precisionimports.com
800-464-2031
Feel free to use my name: Kevin Verow
Dick Horan
Precision Imports
Bosch Authorized Service
183 Faltin drive
Manchester, NH 03103
dhoran@precisionimports.com
www.precisionimports.com
800-464-2031
Feel free to use my name: Kevin Verow
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I've seen some other recommendations for East Coast, but they are pretty far over by the coast. If no one more central pans out, I'll keep them in mind.
Blair Talbot also seems to get a lot of recommendations, so I'll probably also check-out him, if I decide I have to go that far to the east.
Thanks!
Blair Talbot also seems to get a lot of recommendations, so I'll probably also check-out him, if I decide I have to go that far to the east.
Thanks!
His pricing on parts was also not wildly different from what I might have been able to source.
Blair did in fact pull the motor to do the clutch; saw the car apart with my own eyes. His position was that pulling the motor is the way he has done it, and he finds it easy to do. As one does not change clutches every day, he thinks it is also a good chance to give everything a once over on the bench. In my particular case, it also made it easier to deal with some heat-shield replacements.
As his time estimate for pulling the motor was in line with his assertion that it was not that hard (rather than the days-and-days that some shops estimated), the overall cost was not odious.
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Precision Imports is a great shop. I purchased my 02 996 Turbo in Oct 2014. Immediately after I contacted a friend who's owned 911's since the early 80's and without hesitation Precision Imports was the recommendation. I've used them several times and they're great. Contact is:
Dick Horan
Precision Imports
Bosch Authorized Service
183 Faltin drive
Manchester, NH 03103
dhoran@precisionimports.com
www.precisionimports.com
800-464-2031
Feel free to use my name: Kevin Verow
Dick Horan
Precision Imports
Bosch Authorized Service
183 Faltin drive
Manchester, NH 03103
dhoran@precisionimports.com
www.precisionimports.com
800-464-2031
Feel free to use my name: Kevin Verow
As I understand it, Precision Imports is now being run by Dick's son.
They seem like a good shop, but like every other shop I spoke to, they insisted that they would have to pull the motor to do a clutch, and their time estimate for the job was one of the higher ones.