Friggin Fahvernugen!!
 

So I raced my Porsche 944 at Rockingham, NC last month and had a, what I thought, clutch Master Cylinder problem....pedal dropped right to the floor at the start of my second to last race. Saw some fluid at the top of the clutch pedal so I thought no brainer. Well, I replaced the clutch Master Cylinder and the Clutch Slave Cylinder only to realize that it was neither. Turns out it was my snap ring on my throw out bearing. No big deal right? WRONG! Friggin clutch replacement is a 12 hour job on a lift! Damn fine German Engineering. Shoulda kept my Mustang race car project. http://www.mcmmotorsports.com/smilies/rant.gif

12 hours?!?!?!?!? i take it its a transaxle, i guess that makes sence lol

Yup, tranny and rear are one unit which must be removed in order to remove the torque tube to gain access to the bellhousing. :(

haha, that sounds like fun

...for someone else it will be. I aint even gonna attempt this job.

Porsche. There Is No Substitue.


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sorry to hear about your troubles Mike. Hows the car treating you otherwise?

Otherwise great...3 wins in 3 starts so who am I to complain.

Some things are worth paying for this is one of those.

Do you have any pictures or video of your races?

http://www.mcmmotorsports.com/smilies/yup.gif

http://www.mcmmotorsports.com/mcmtherock2.jpg

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbINvvyoQBw

Thats pretty awesome. So what issues was the snap ring causing? Problems getting into gear or something like that? Seemed like it took a second to get into gear but that could just be the way the car is, seemed frustrating. And frustrating that the car ahead of you for that while seemed to have more open straight acceleration. Thas cool stuff.

Basically, something in the clutch itself broke. There was no clutch, I had to shift without it for the entire race. Kinda like I shift my big truck....floating gears.

So like rev-matching? I have no idea, but that was awesome to watch. My goal is to do something like that with the Mustang, but without turning it into a total racecar unless I get something else to drive.

Exactly.

thats a similar setup as a Vette. PITA to do a clutch in those.

Oh yeah?.....well than Vette FTL too. http://www.mcmmotorsports.com/smilies/thumbsdown.gif

yup, TQ tube...transaxle...dif and trans are one.

Wait... What?!?!?!? I dont think i've seen a rear engine vette, Then again i've never really seen a vette up close

Where do you think the engine is in my Porsche?

No i understand your Porsche is rear engine, i've never seen a rear engine Vette

Vettes are extremely difficult for tranny work...

Ask my buddy in his 07 Lemon Z06 :kekekegay:

... now im confused is your Porsche FWD, i assumed it was rear engine, rear wheel drive, or is it AWD

Front engine, rwd. Tranny and rear diff are one:

http://www.yoy.com/yoy/auto/951_imag...cutaway_lg.gif

wow ive never seen a transaxle like that before. i was thinking it was like a honda civic or something where the transaxle bolts right up to the engine and then theres no driveshaft just 2 axles, 1 on each side. thats cool as hell. i assumed your car had a driveline like a 911 or something where the engine sits right over the drive tires

the best image i could find to illustrate my point

this is more like it
 

Car is awesome mike. Congrats on the wins as well, too bad about the clutch. Shit happens.

Thank you sir. Just gotta decide who to pay to fix it. Next race Dec 6-7 @ Road Atlanta.

Post up with results and pics when the race happens. :beerbang: