Discussion
i hear the standard 968 clutch is quite heavy, and while i havn't driven one yet, i wonder is there a way to lighten the clutch action for my poor knee! I cant do heavy clutches after my operation and no way will i give in to tiptronic!
(its also one of the pains of living in central london)
(its also one of the pains of living in central london)
olia said:
mohitos said:
I don't find it heavy at all.
similar to a modern cars light action?Saying that though, she sure didn't like a lot of clutch action when it was hot and in lots of start stop traffic. Dunno if they are all like that though.
Depending on your commitment...
All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
996TT02 said:
Depending on your commitment...
All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
Quick question and sorry off topic a little. I have a very early 993. Is it right I can get an 'upgraded part' that the later cars had to reduce clutch effort?All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
If so, any idea what the part is and idea of install cost, ie is it worth it.
996TT02 said:
Depending on your commitment...
All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
i like this idea very much. I know someone has done this on his GT40 replica.All I can say is that it is possible to fit a separate servo to any hydraulic circuit.
I.e. you retain your clutch master and slave but in between there is a stand alone servo unit.
This is normally done to add assistance to a braking circuit on older cars, and indeed some old cars had this sort of setup from new.
You would need to find vacuum, (same as existing brakes?) and locate the servo somewhere, probably the worst bit as there are not many options to taking up boot space.
EDIT - for some reason I missed the "968" bit and assumed rear engined. Makes things easier, may not be impossible to source a smallish servo and fit in engine bay.
im not too good with fixing my cars, so would probably ask an Indy specialist to look at this if i needed. Any recommendations in london area or SE?
Wozy68 said:
Quick question and sorry off topic a little. I have a very early 993. Is it right I can get an 'upgraded part' that the later cars had to reduce clutch effort?
If so, any idea what the part is and idea of install cost, ie is it worth it.
My 993 is one of the first in the Uk (1993). Had a new clutch fitted as part of a diff rebuild a few years ago (even though the original clutch wasnt showing any signs of slippage or wear) and afterwards it felt noticeably lighter. If so, any idea what the part is and idea of install cost, ie is it worth it.
Wozy68 said:
Quick question and sorry off topic a little. I have a very early 993. Is it right I can get an 'upgraded part' that the later cars had to reduce clutch effort?
If so, any idea what the part is and idea of install cost, ie is it worth it.
Some people also swear by this:If so, any idea what the part is and idea of install cost, ie is it worth it.
http://www.mpl-tuningparts.de/downloads/porsche_20...
GC8 said:
My thought too Ed, but seeing that the OP hasnt even driven one, let alone bought one which may need a clutch, I thought that it was a little soon to worry... 
yes im worrying too much.. but its quite important for me to have light action. i wil see how the 2 crs on sat feel, and go from there
i hear Jaz autos is good for servicing in london
the other car im eyeing up is Rx7 fd, i know they have a light clutch. So many of them have been messed about, but a nice stock looking rx7 would be great car. (assuming reliabilty and cooling is sorted!)
mohitos said:
Hmmmm interesting, thanks. Boo152 said:
My 993 is one of the first in the Uk (1993). Had a new clutch fitted as part of a diff rebuild a few years ago (even though the original clutch wasnt showing any signs of slippage or wear) and afterwards it felt noticeably lighter.
Mine was first registered 07/12/1993, so like yours it seems, very early. :-)olia said:
GC8 said:
My thought too Ed, but seeing that the OP hasnt even driven one, let alone bought one which may need a clutch, I thought that it was a little soon to worry...
yes im worrying too much.. but its quite important for me to have light action. i wil see how the 2 crs on sat feel, and go from there
i hear Jaz autos is good for servicing in london
the other car im eyeing up is Rx7 fd, i know they have a light clutch. So many of them have been messed about, but a nice stock looking rx7 would be great car. (assuming reliabilty and cooling is sorted!)
Move forward twenty years and I have recently hurt my knees quite badly, mountain biking with more enthusiam than technique and my current 1988 944 Turbo is now twenty years older, but the clutch is still light enough for me to drive through traffic without my knee complaining (although the whole 951 wasnt too keen).
Its a hydraulically assisted clutch and I would consider it to be reasonably light even by todays standards, so I dont think that you need worry.
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