Need Serious Help, 997tt been down for a month!
05-31-2019, 04:14 PM
#31
No, my transmission specialist took my old one to a machinist and they cleaned up the teeth and ring. He said it was on the cusp of what he had seen that is repairable. When we could not find one in North America or Europe, he went ahead and tried to do the repair. Said it came out much better than he thought and should be fine. He benched tested it and it was fine, so, with a little luck, I am good to go. For how long, I do not know. I was not going to sit around for possibly 1-2 years for Porsche to start making the part again.
I do have a case open with Porsche USA. They were going to try and find a definitive answer on why the part is not available and when it would be. Said they would call back today, but they have said that before.
I am so pissed with Porsche right now. This is not an older 911, it was a 2007 997 tt. Same ring used through all years till 2012. So, everyone who has a 997 tt is sitting on a potential failure that will park your cars for possibly years. It is also not a super rare failure, I have heard from 997 tt owners world wide about it. So, while it sucks to be me right now, it could suck to be any 997 tt owner tomorrow with a manual tranny.
I do have a case open with Porsche USA. They were going to try and find a definitive answer on why the part is not available and when it would be. Said they would call back today, but they have said that before.
I am so pissed with Porsche right now. This is not an older 911, it was a 2007 997 tt. Same ring used through all years till 2012. So, everyone who has a 997 tt is sitting on a potential failure that will park your cars for possibly years. It is also not a super rare failure, I have heard from 997 tt owners world wide about it. So, while it sucks to be me right now, it could suck to be any 997 tt owner tomorrow with a manual tranny.
I hope that it will go for you with this piece repaired, I was offered this piece of 996 turbo telling me that it is the same, but Porsche told me that it is not the same reference. I do not know if I go back with my damaged part or take it to a machinist. I do not want to wait 1 year .... sorry for my english but I use google translate, I'm french ;-) in fact the wear on this piece is very light, it's the garage that told me to change it. my problem is only cold for 2 or 3 kilometers, the 1 and the 2 are hard to get in, and the 1 is hard to get out. When I am stopped, no problem is driving even at low speed. a garage told me about the clutch stop, I do not know what to think ....
05-31-2019, 04:16 PM
#32
I hope that it will go for you with this piece repaired, I was offered this piece of 996 turbo telling me that it is the same, but Porsche told me that it is not the same reference. I do not know if I go back with my damaged part or take it to a machinist. I do not want to wait 1 year .... sorry for my english but I use google translate, I'm french ;-) in fact the wear on this piece is very light, it's the garage that told me to change it. my problem is only cold for 2 or 3 kilometers, the 1 and the 2 are hard to get in, and the 1 is hard to get out. When I am stopped, no problem is driving even at low speed. a garage told me about the clutch stop, I do not know what to think ....
05-31-2019, 05:39 PM
#33
I hope that it will go for you with this piece repaired, I was offered this piece of 996 turbo telling me that it is the same, but Porsche told me that it is not the same reference. I do not know if I go back with my damaged part or take it to a machinist. I do not want to wait 1 year .... sorry for my english but I use google translate, I'm french ;-) in fact the wear on this piece is very light, it's the garage that told me to change it. my problem is only cold for 2 or 3 kilometers, the 1 and the 2 are hard to get in, and the 1 is hard to get out. When I am stopped, no problem is driving even at low speed. a garage told me about the clutch stop, I do not know what to think ....
06-01-2019, 01:06 PM
#34
A 996TT will NOT work, has to be a 997 tt one. The Audi one is identical, except for the clutch fork seat. It can not be modified to work, we tried. If it is not bad, see if you can get someone to clean it up, reinstall, and see if it works. Better than the car sitting there collecting dust.
I have just been told about GBOX, they are specialist gearbox porsche, they are in Colorado. you know ? I wait for them to answer me, I sent them an email to know if they can help me ... ;-)
06-01-2019, 01:08 PM
#35
I have just been told about GBOX, they are specialist gearbox porsche, they are in Colorado. you know ? I wait for them to answer me, I sent them an email to know if they can help me ... ;-)
06-01-2019, 01:09 PM
#36
A 996TT will NOT work, has to be a 997 tt one. The Audi one is identical, except for the clutch fork seat. It can not be modified to work, we tried. If it is not bad, see if you can get someone to clean it up, reinstall, and see if it works. Better than the car sitting there collecting dust.
06-02-2019, 04:33 AM
#37
A 996TT will NOT work, has to be a 997 tt one. The Audi one is identical, except for the clutch fork seat. It can not be modified to work, we tried. If it is not bad, see if you can get someone to clean it up, reinstall, and see if it works. Better than the car sitting there collecting dust.
06-02-2019, 04:42 AM
#38
I have just been told about GBOX, they are specialist gearbox porsche, they are in Colorado. you know ? I wait for them to answer me, I sent them an email to know if they can help me ... ;-)
06-02-2019, 04:44 AM
#39
I have just been told about GBOX, they are specialist gearbox porsche, they are in Colorado. you know ? I wait for them to answer me, I sent them an email to know if they can help me ... ;-)
06-02-2019, 04:45 AM
#40
I have just been told about GBOX, they are specialist gearbox porsche, they are in Colorado. you know ? I wait for them to answer me, I sent them an email to know if they can help me ... ;-)
06-02-2019, 04:48 AM
#41
A 996TT will NOT work, has to be a 997 tt one. The Audi one is identical, except for the clutch fork seat. It can not be modified to work, we tried. If it is not bad, see if you can get someone to clean it up, reinstall, and see if it works. Better than the car sitting there collecting dust.
06-02-2019, 02:16 PM
#42
A 996TT will NOT work, has to be a 997 tt one. The Audi one is identical, except for the clutch fork seat. It can not be modified to work, we tried. If it is not bad, see if you can get someone to clean it up, reinstall, and see if it works. Better than the car sitting there collecting dust.