Limp clutch pedal
06-10-2012, 06:07 PM
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Limp clutch pedal
This just happened. Coming off a stop light shifting from first to second, nice and easy (around 3K rpm) and I heard a soft "pop" from the rear and the clutch now feels limp. Still comes up, but not as firmly and shifting is now not as smooth. Ideas?
'06 Carrera Cab, Manual, still under CPO
'06 Carrera Cab, Manual, still under CPO
06-10-2012, 08:32 PM
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I think there is a spring that pulls the pedal back. The pop may have been the spring breaking. I have read about this issue somewhere before. May have been on the 996 forum, but I think the mechanism is the same.
06-11-2012, 12:24 PM
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My car did this and it turned out to be a failed pressure plate. I believe it is a fairly common problem. I believe there are more clutches changed due to this part failure than there are for a work out clutch.
06-13-2012, 10:15 PM
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Well...it turned out to be a clutch replacement due to "premature failure" at 46K miles. I am the third owner of my CPO car and although it is in fantastic condition, there was no way of knowing how it was driven previously. I guess that't one of the few risks with CPO's
