Lucky that it is being replaced under warranty.

 

So I read this post yesterday and my today on the way home from work my cluch gives out. 2006 Carrera S 31k miles. It wasn't a slow degradation, something definately 'broke'. The pedal was nice and firm, then went to the floor and didn't come back by itself. Pressure plate failure? I could still shift but the clutch pedal was as light as a feather and there was vibration when I released it. Get on the gass too hard and the engine would rev a bit more than it should.

I blame you

 

It's a pressure plate. Don't let them charge you if you have warranty.

Sorry. Mine is still at the dealer after 2 weeks but it's being covered!

 

405 from OC to LA gets my vote.

 

My 997T had the clutch replaced right after break-in. It worked fine but had a chatter at low rpm's, not all the time and it was minor but still bugged me. I could easily duplicate it and the dealer agreed it was a problem but it took the regional guy and a few days and a few calls to get it replaced since it's considered a wear item. It was only off a few 1/1000 but enough. It's a precision device; if it's off a bit, it wears out quicker, if it's perfect- can last a real long time. And of course, there are those that don't know how to drive a stick, so...

 

Yeah, and another general set of reasons to be the original owner of a car like this. You can still do a lot of clutch abuse without banging off the rev limiters.

 

My CPO ends in 2012 so I'm still under Warranty. No word yet on whether PCNA will cover the cost of the repair. Not sure exactly how that works.

 

Dealer suggests it's probably the pressure plate or linkage in which case it'll be a covered repair. I'm no expert but don't think the linkage alone would cause slipping.

On a side note on my way to the dealership a guy pulls out into busy traffic in a brand spankin new Turbo S like he stole the car...

 

bought my car from the second owner (who owned it for 6 months) and he bought it CPO'd from the dealer.

RMS was leaking so the dealer replaced it. I had them throw in a new clutch kit that I picked up from sunset and the only cost to me was the kit.

The car had 35k on it when I did this. The reason I wanted to put a new kit in was the the clutch was really stiff, stiffer than I thought it should be.

With the new clutch kit, it's smooth as butter with much less pressure required.

Orginal clutch was fine, pressure plate was rough looking.

 

When I did my 05 997 clutch this winter at 30k miles (due to slippage) there was lots of meat left on the disc which told me the spring in the pressure plate had weakened.

Can abuse damage the pressure plate? I have a hard time understanding how the pressure plate could be affected. It looked normal.

 

Just heard from the dealer today. The pressure plate failed and it'll be covered under warranty

 

stop and go (rush hour) traffic; hills of SF = hard on clutch

 

Good for you!

 

Seems to be a lot of pressure plate failures. Weak link?

 

How odd is it that the two in this thread were 2006 Carrera S's with 31k miles.