944 s2 cab clutch replacement

They have gone up quite a bit in recent years. The above price is about right, but you are probably looking at more these days to get one fitted. The issue being that they do take quite a bit of time to change (dropping the rear suspension and gearbox/torque tube down in order to change it). Home mechanics have done them before, but a ramp does make the job significantly easier.

ECP want just under £700 for a Sachs clutch (If you order quickly using their discount could it is £586) with Frazerpart (who to the public anyway were the cheapest place for a clutch) wanting just under £500 for the same item (3 years ago that was £400).

Before you get a new clutch I would look at your clutch fluid (how dark it is) and check out the slave cylinder, inspecting it for leaks.

Gearstick play will most likely be down to a worn gear lever. You can check for this by lifting up the gearlever leather boot and rubber boot (it may be greasy under the latter so latex gloves may be handy in a cream interior car!) With the car in either 3rd, 4th or Neutral try to move the gearlever from side to side (slightly) and feel for play where the rod is clipped onto the gear lever. It will only be a slight amount you will be looking for (it was enough to pinch my skin IIRC) but that will be enough to give you a sloppy change.

You have two choices here. You can either buy a new gear lever (Porsche were the cheapest people for them and I suspect they probably still are) and enjoy an improved gear change but the slop may come back since there is a chance that the rod inside may have worn internally oval (albeit after many years of driving if you do not drive the car often). Alternatively you can modify your current setup (with a new gearlever) to accept a 968 gearlever and bush setup (the bushes a 944 lacks). This will cost a little more but it is supposedly guaranteed to give you zero slop and a much more longer lasting solution. If you want a guide for this let me know and I'll PM it over sometime (or compile it (I can't take all of the credit since it was an Australian who came up with this solution)).

I did try to use tape in the above instance (I was a tightarse I admit in that instance) but it was only a short lasting solution making for it being tricky in getting the gear rod back onto the gearstick!

Now that your gear lever issue may be fixed I would definitely try to see if you slave cylinder is knackered, especially if you have to pump it.

If the worst does happen and you need someone to change it, I would recommend Kevin or Alex Eacock at www.emcmotorsport.com . Friendly bunch of chaps who do the job well in addition to dealing in Frontrunner Porkers .

If you need someone closer, ensure that either a Sachs or genuine Porsche clutch is fitted (the latter can be very expensive but they do have a 2 year warranty). A specialist informed me of a spate of LUK clutches he fitted where the centre plates broke apart on a few of them. Initially I was dubious of that advice until the same thing occurred on my Mondeo V6 (using an LUK clutch) just 300 yards after it was driven out from a garage... It's a job you only want done once on a 944 with the sheer time involved .

Anyway, enough of me rambling on and boring you, it's time I got some sleep .