944 Clutch Replacement in 10 hrs. Barn find car!

[@Krankenwagen2010]

Excellent video and the way you explain everything is like sitting at home on Saturday watching National Geographic. This the perfect video 🤩

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Fantastic video and I love the jokes within the commentary 😄 Feeling confident to tackle this

[@gregguithues855]

Great video. You made a difficult job look doable. :)

[@adolfoluna4864]

THANKYOU SO MUCH BIG BIG HELP I HAVE A 1977 924 WITH A V8 CONVERSION I HAVE THE FIRST SWAP V8 FROM RENEGADE HYBRID DONE ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO

[@dasboototto]

i rounded one of the coupler screws and a third of the screws holding the pressure plate. I had to drill out the PP screws and get an easy out for the coupler screw. I didn't have a lift so it took me a couple weekends.

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

I usually take the ratchet handle and tap in the socket in or on the bolts to make sure they are well seated. But sometimes they just break. At my age I wouldn't even attempt that without a lift. But I have done it both ways so I know what you mean.

[@DiecastHD]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing. My 83 needs the tank removed, etc. Your video is going to come in handy. Greetings from L.A.!

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Thanks, hope it helps.

[@mikelinehan7693]

I Like the fact you break it down and at the end you say its a lot of little jobs, that sits well with me....nice one.....love from the UK

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Thanks Mike

[@tims_4x4_garage]

Thanks for this video I have an 87 944 na with 187,00 miles on it and it is unknown if the clutch was ever done. I have a slight shudder sometimes on take off but I also have vibration at idle so I was going to start with motor mounts (also unknown when/if these were done)

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Sounds like a good plan. It's probably hot spots on the pressure plate/flywheel. I'm not even sure when they made the change to the spring clutch disk. They do last much longer. My last clutch job is still going 10+ hard driving years later.

[@stephengawlik3033]

Great vid. Did you do anything to support the engine before the torque tube came out? Not sure if it’s necessary. Thanks.

[@douglasnichols6116]

What you did with the speed sensor I don’t now I used math book covers glued to get the gap. Steel vs cardboard

[@foxfreeman1672]

Excellent job.

[@EbikeRepairs]

Great, informative video. Thankyou!

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Thanks for watching!

[@epicars6902]

Hey, I have 84 944 also do you happen to know the fuses under dash l,m and n ?

[@spaceguinness]

How did you determine that you still had the original rubber centered clutch? I've got an '83 with no documentation.

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

It's really hard without documentation. Even my one owner car didn't have documentation. That's the main reason for changing it. You might be able to pull the starter and see if there are rubber bits in the bell housing, or look in the hole near the slave cylinder. Or try one of those inspection cameras. I know somehow I was able to tell it was a rubber centered clutch before I tore it apart. How many mile on it? Was it driven hard? My car was babied with 87k miles and likely had the original clutch. It looked real good. But a hard driven car with 50k or less Is probably coming apart pretty soon. Google Porsche 944 rubber centered clutch and you'll see the difference between that and a spring centered clutch.

[@spaceguinness]

@@budgetoutlaws9978 Thanks for the reply. I've tried all those things. When I pulled the starter to do water pump I tried to inspect with borescope and could see anything. Car has about same mileage as yours and was well cared for, still in nice condition. No rubber flakes in bell housing. Guess I'll just live with it until it fails. Apparently, you can limp home still have a catastrophic failure.

[@aaroncincar5647]

Where did you get the replacement clutch from?

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

It was from Rock Auto. $522.

[@barbershop123]

I appreciate you. Thanks for this.

[@tempest411]

That car looks pretty clean and notably rust free. I have a car that spent some time in New York, and looks it. Not too bad, but I'm already cringing at some of those fasteners giving me trouble.

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

I was pretty lucky. Most of the fasteners were like new. You probably already have some good spray for loosening bolts, but I also recommend heat where practical. Then add Freeze spray and shock the bolts loose.

[@GasMaskGarage]

Thanks man!

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

took me four on back jack stands..am 62

[@rfl35]

I remember doing that job I’m not a mechanic and I was able to do it saved me 2000 dollars

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Well, if you did a clutch on a 944, you Sir, are a Mechanic!

[@rondavis1718]

@@budgetoutlaws9978 wher u located?....could u do my 83 944? i pay american cash; in 71 w heart trouble n would love to try this... wife wont let me ha my ph is 3184713672 ron davis tks

[@darthsynchronic]

So we were wandering what happen to "DON CHERRY" when he retired from Canadian Hockey TV Personality Commentator. He repairs Porsches...😎👍

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

I had to look him up. He's not even in my decade! He's OLD! LOL! I'll have to show my wife the pictures, she wants me to get a goatee. That should stop that chatter from Her...

[@douglasnichols6116]

Last time I saw my clutch I removed the engine

[@MrStroller4u]

Ferdinand Porsche was turning in his grave when you cut that clutch bell housing. J/K

[@budgetoutlaws9978]

Well if he didn't like that little mod, he REALLY wouldn't like our 914s. But, I'm ok with that. LOL

[@artmchugh5644]

Cutting that slot was something I did on my car years ago! ! The only way to fly !!!😎😎😎😎😄😄😄🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@crowfasho7876]

Amazing video! Thanks a lot!