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equ · 03-15-2023, 01:33 PM

Thankfully not mine...

A friend with a 986S said his clutch pedal dropped to the floor. Then it came up and got very stiff... To me this sounds like a hydraulics issue. His shop told him he needs a new clutch to the tune of $3500. That does not include IMS (which would bring it up to $6k or so).
1) Shouldn't hydraulics/cylinders/lines/fluid get checked first? He had no memory of revs rising or hot moments for this street driven car (I think around 75k miles)
2) Even with a whole new clutch, this comes out 80% or so higher than I would have guessed. He is in the Scottsdale, AZ area.

Thoughts?

03-15-2023, 01:33 PM	#1
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,583	Boxster clutch woes Thankfully not mine... A friend with a 986S said his clutch pedal dropped to the floor. Then it came up and got very stiff... To me this sounds like a hydraulics issue. His shop told him he needs a new clutch to the tune of $3500. That does not include IMS (which would bring it up to $6k or so). 1) Shouldn't hydraulics/cylinders/lines/fluid get checked first? He had no memory of revs rising or hot moments for this street driven car (I think around 75k miles) 2) Even with a whole new clutch, this comes out 80% or so higher than I would have guessed. He is in the Scottsdale, AZ area. Thoughts?