From: James at Pelican Parts [james@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 10:10 PM To: ssgillespie@email.msn.com Subject: Re: 1990 911 question This is one of those "no easy answer" questions. Its hard for me to sit here and determine how your clutch is working. I can tell you that all my Porsche clutches are stiff; not all similar that I have driven are. The '90-94 C2/4 was fitted with a duel-mass clutch assembly (similar to big trucks and race cars), that was somewhat problematic. Many of these cars have already been converted to a more conventional clutch system; which could cause a harder feel. Its also possible that you have other defects like old master/slave cylinder, or worn guide tube. My parts reference shows the C2/4 to be the same clutch; and the old duel mass system parts are NLA. There is also a large number of tech bulletins for the G-50 clutch system to '89; I don't know how many of these issues were resolved by the time your car was built. Good luck \ james. Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > Most people talk out the sides of their mouths in this business. Let me > forward you to two people who won't. Bob and James in Tech Support, can > perhaps offer their experience on this one. I'm not familiar enough with > the post 1990 cars to give a worthwhile opinion. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > -----Original Message----- > From: ssgillespie@email.msn.com [mailto:ssgillespie@email.msn.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 3:00 PM > To: pelicanparts@csi.com > Subject: 1990 911 question > > I've recently purchased a low milage '90 911 C4. I've noticed the clutch is > very stiff. A mechanic told me the clutch is going and that the '90s and > '91s had a defective fly wheel in the clutch assembly. Both the clutch and > fly wheel would need to be replaced. The dealer told me the clutch wasn't > bad, just stiff. But since it is hydraulic, it could not be adjusted. He'd > driven cars with softer and harder clutches. I mentioned that I tried > clutches in other 90 and 91 porsches and none were nearly as difficult as > mine. But, those were all C2s, and I was told you cannot compare a C4 and > C2. They "have a different clutch plate so they would naturally feel > different." Can you provide me with some insight? Is the mechanic trying > to sell me a $3500 repair or is the dealer telling tales to avoid living up > to their "warranty"? I got the distinct impression that someone was talking > out of both sides of their mouth, so to speak . Any advice would be greatly > appreciated. Thank you.