Sids911

Ok, so me and the gang were partying till late last night when one of my buddies burnt his 986's clutch as we were departing the place. At 75k on the same clutch is didn't feel too bad burning it up ...

In the end, we had his Boxster towed to his place at 4am with the women cursing "the damn clutch" ("whats a clutch?" etc etc). A few questions regarding to the damages ... FYI, the car is a 2001 Boxster at 74K miles.

1) I'm 100% sure the clutch is burnt out (smell etc). Plus the car even if it goes into any gear, no power is delivered to the wheels even if you release the clutch and apply throttle. The car vibrates as you release the clutch, but nothing moves.

Sounds like a burnt clutch, right ?

2) Now on my 996 I know when you do the clutch you also do the RMS if you're still on the old seal. Is that true even with the (2001) 986 ?

3) Given that they'd be dropping the transmission, to put in the new clutch, what other work (apart from RMS) should we do as preventive maintenance to leverage the clutch labor ?

Thanks folks,
Sid

986Jim

Nothing really. If you want to put in a lightweight flywheel or change the RMS go for it, other then that anything else could be done with the tranny in the car.

99firehawk

do the rms and the ims and the case bolts

deliriousga

I wouldn't change the RMS unless you have a leak. You could end up giving yourself a problem you never had to begin with.

Make sure they replace the pilot bearing with the clutch. It doesn't come with the clutch kit which doesn't make sense. It lasts a little longer than the clutch, but requires the same labor to replace it if/when it wears out.

Tierce

the air oil separator might be easier to do with the trans out of the way. but it isn't necessary. just an option.

blinkwatt

Is the pilot bearing the same as a throwout bearing? If so then the Sachs kit includeds it.

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99firehawk

pilot bearing is not in the kit

Sids911

ok, so "check air-oil seperator" is something we'll look for as well as "check RMS" ...

blinkwatt

I wouldn't touch the RMS if it isn't leaking. Your even heard "Dont fix it if it isnt broken",well a RMS can be very picky. You change it out even if it's still good and the NEW one can give you issues.

99firehawk

oils eperator on a boxster isnt really any easier with the trans out

GaryN

Hi Sid,

Get them to do the auxiliary seal while they're there, it's right next to the RMS.

Cheers
Gary

Analog Theory

Sounds like the clutch.... We'd love the chance to work on it and would certainly reccomend a LWF upgrade if it's in the budget (really makes a difference). Call us anytime 858-693-9911 or come by (we've had your car in before if I recall??). Either way....motivate him to do the LWF upgrade if you can, he won't be sorry. Good luck.

PaulStewart

I always take a hard look at the CV joints and boots and usually end up servicing the joints and replacing the boots when doing a clutch job on any Porsche.