996 TT Clutch DIY
 

Long list of upgrades planned are listed as a separate post. One quick question:

Does anyone have a clutch/flywheel DIY for 996TT? I have seen one for a 996 but not the AWD TT. Need to verify that it can be done without dropping the motor. I have a lift, trans jack and the skill (or at least courage). If someone has general instructions I'll do my best to photo document the job.

Any help appreciated.

i have heard it can be done but it gets pretty tedious without dropping the motor on the car.

would love to see this done though. :)

Mike - I was in your position 1 month ago...wondering how hard it is. I've done many clutches on many different cars (hate them all). The 996TT clutch install was one of the easiest! There are some gotchas in the process, but the biggest step which is separating the tranny from the engine is one of the easiest of any car. There is no reason the engine needs to come out. There is no nut or bolt that is that tight to get to. After all, it's on a longitudinal layout so it's got to be easy and it is. And the 3 dowl pins to help you with alignment to the pilot bearing and splines when you slide the tranny in and out? Come on, it doesn't get any easier than that.

All I needed was this condensed instruction sheet from AIPorscheDoc below. Some unknowns come to mind like "stud-puller". I ended us using two nuts that cames off the other parts removed to "double-nut" and drove the stud counterclockwise out so there is no special tools required.

The clutch fork pin and needle bearing thing seems a bit fuzzy until you do it, but if you need a more elaborate explanation, I'll spell it out further for you.

I think you will find that it's very hard if you have done other clutches, especially front wheel drive (transverse) ones which are total PITA.

Anyways, start here with these instructions:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...e-inplace.html



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Excellent, thanks boostcreep, and secondhand thanks to IAporschedoc. Those instructions seemed clear to me. I'll try to document with some pics as I get this started. Shooting for early September.

Reading all this stuff....makes me...angry at myself for buying a TIP (Althou I drive it daily and love it in traffic).

P.S. Is anyone else sick in the head like me? I'm always waiting for stuff to break so that I can have an excuse to go wrenchin' and "upgrade"?:)

Hey r_matt...to few posts to send you a reply (yea, I'm working on it. Tough to contribute to this esteemed group.) Shooting for September, I'll keep you in mind. 997 shifter going in this weekend.

Thanks Mike- Good luck with the shifter, let us know how it turns out!

I assume Boostcreep meant that it's "not very hard" if you've done other clutches?

awesome! Got pics?

That's what I meant dscottjr, It's NOT very hard. I forgot the word "not" in there, sorry...

Oh, yeah MikeinMD, it's a good idea that you're doing the 997 shifter BEFORE you do the clutch. Sometime clutchwork affects shiftability due to engage/disengate issues and it's better to separate the two jobs so they are not so inter-related. You get the new shifter in there, feel the difference and how nice it is to get a tigher (slop free shift to each gear).

The 997 shifter goes in nice and easy if you get a hold of that B&M manual. The step by step and pics in that install manual was very nice and straight forward.

The nice thing with the 997 shift kit is you get all new cable ends with the shift assembly and a new bearing with the new pivot ball so it takes out some of the slop development from wear and tear. This kit is a must do and seems to be a much better idea over an aftermarket shift kit that only replaces some of the components I think.

Thanks Boostcreep. Found the B&M manual, great tip. Used a good deal of company color printing ink...

BTW, on the phone with Suncoast yesterday and they are now selling the new 997 GT3 short shifter. Said it was all billet pivots (so its got to be good right :)) Quoted me about $160 more than the stock 997. Was tempted (about the cost of 1/2 of a new rear PS2) but they were coming direct from Germany and the wait was 3 weeks. I'm not nearly patient enough for that. Cool that you can get the parts for cars that are not even shipping yet. Stock 997 shifter due mid next week. I'll document if sober...