911 3.2 clutch problem

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I finally found the one , 88 3.2 carrera, had it inspected and bought it. The inspector said the only fault was that the clutch pedal required adjustment. There was play in the pedal from half way depressed to when fully extended with normal operation below this. The clutch bite was maybe 2 inches from the floor. The pedal would always sit mid way from full extension even when not running.

The history said It had had a new clutch fitted with all of the extras by Chris Turner Porsche at 36255miles in 1994, the car only has 53 000 miles on it now and with loads of history, both me and the inspector reacon the mileage to be gen.

Over the last 500 miles I ve nailed it everywhere i ve been and it seams that i have to push the pedal to the floor to change gear, that is until today when after a proper thrashing (cant say how fast) I could nt engage any gear with the pedal pushed to the floor.

Opinions are varied, all the lads are saying it needs a new clutch. But one guy said you might just have to bleed the system. The cars been stood for years. Anyone have any suggestions or better still can any one tell me how to bleed the hydraulic cluth system?

[clubsport]

Good that you have found a decent 3.2 they are great cars.
If the car has done little miles, i would be inclined to book the car in for adecent service, booting it everywhere if you are unsure about the quality of the fluids is not going to help.
The job of bleeding the clutch is not difficult, just awkward due to the location of the slave cylinder.

here is a link for a 993...a similar procedure,ignore the remove undertrays part etc...

http://p-car.com/diy/slave/

If you put the car in for a service, this really shouldn't take the technician more than 1/2 to do, they will also be able to advise you if that is the only problem with the clutch..Good luck

[MOD500]

Hope you get it fixed up ok.

Best Regards


MOD.

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one question i forgot, will the 'pulling away in 3rd with the handbrake on' tell me if the clutch is f****d?

[demolitiondan]

Sounds like hydraulics - parts are quite expensive but labour should be a small percentage of what it would be to change a clutch (engine out).

Buy an Eezi bleed and have a go at bleeding the hydraulics with that - it might sort it, failing that the chances are your master, slave or both clutch cylinders are leaking.

If you're a competent mechanic and do the work yourself you might even be able to buy a service kit for the cylinders - could do the whole job for less than £200 if that's the case.

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Thanks for all your help. It turned out to be hydraulics, just needed bleeding. However the specialist who looked at it first said it need a new clutch-£800! But when I told him I wanted a second opinion he managed to fix it! Any who wants to know which porsche specialist to avoid and the reasons why, can e mail me at [e-mail], as I dont think I could type his name here.