i need some help with the clutch

[gruffdrifty]

I've just recently purchased a 1984 944 and it needs a new clutch.
the guy i bought it from put a new tranny in it but didn't put a new clutch in with it now the clutch is shattered!! I need to know what kind of work and money is it going to cost me to repair it . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[baker84]

Get yourself a Haynes manual. Rip out the engine and change the clutch. You can get a clutch plate, throw out bearing, flywheel for anywhere between $500-$1000. Depending on the type you want. I got mine for around $400 out of this place in Beaverton, Oregon. I forget what the place is called though. Get an excellence magazine you can find all kinds of good clutch package deals in theere. Baker

[Cbass]

To do the clutch, you have to pull the tranny and reindex the torsion bars with the the 944. It's one hell of a job, and definately the weak service point of the 924/944/968 series... I've heard tales of people managing to slide the tranny back and doing it. IMO, you might be better off pulling the engine out a little, instead of mucking around with teh rear suspension. Just a thought of course, I haven't tried it.

[baker84]

I never had to pull the tranny or realign anything. In my opinion of course, it was just easier to pull the engine so you can get correct alignment of the clutch without crawling, twisting and bending in the little area between the central tube drive shaft and "bellhousing" surrounding the clutch..Although you could slide back your tranny back to gain more access to the rear of the engine. Baker

[Cbass]

That's what I was thinking, it's not that much trouble just to pull the engine. Of course, it means you need an engine hoist or a forklift, or a winch and a strong tree branch.

[progeitor04]

my slave and master cylinder boots are no good can u jus buy the boots seperatly or do i have to buy a whole new slave and master

[930guy]

wow there sure are a lot of misinformed people out there!! What you want is a spring center disk-not another rubber center disk. There in Performance catalogs for around 550.00. If you do the job on a lift you would pull the transaxle out and slide the torque tube back. Mitchells flat rate estimate guide gives you 8.5 hours to do the job. Probably will take you longer. We do a N/A clutch job in our shop in about 6 hours. This crap about pulling the engine is bogus. Yes you can do it that way but your making a hell of a lot of work for your self. A shop that does these on a regular basis should charge between $1000.00-$1200.00 for the whole job, parts and labor. Any more than that and they are ripping you off!!! Good luck!

[Some1else]

Originally Posted by gruffdrifty

I've just recently purchased a 1984 944 and it needs a new clutch.
the guy i bought it from put a new tranny in it but didn't put a new clutch in with it now the clutch is shattered!! I need to know what kind of work and money is it going to cost me to repair it . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Okay, most of what was said here is wrong, except the part about the spring center clutch.

I just finished a clutch job on my 944. This would include, new spring center clutch plate, new pressure plate, throw out bearing, Pilot baring, starter ring bolts, flywheel bolt, and clutch seal. Yes it is a lot of work, and will require some special tools. But is is doable! Have a friend close by! Me, and my friend did it in 10 hours. Start to finish.

Here is the deal! Get your parts from

http://www.pelicanparts.com/index.htm

Then go to

http://www.clarks-garage.com

Look up the clutch replacement info. The only thing I would add is do not disconnect the sensors, and wires on the clutch housing until you have the torque tube removed from the clutch housing, then you can jack the engine up from the back, and get to those items much easier.

Beyond that, it cost me $600.00 U.S. to do the job.

Hope this helps!

[Ben944]

im gonna do my clutch during spring break... damn i wish i had a lift..

[progeitor04]

me 2 i want 1 so bad i want a huge garage wit evry that i need to fix a car that my dream

[Ben944]

i have a huge garage (metal shed) thats big enough to hold about 15 cars.

[Some1else]

Originally Posted by Ben944

im gonna do my clutch during spring break... damn i wish i had a lift..

Better yet, a Fork lift!!! I'm lucky enough to be able to store my car at work, and work on it there. I used the fork lift for taking the tranny out, and back in. Talk about the easy way to do things!

They also work really well for jacking the car up, pulling motors, and holding your coffee cup!