Clutch

My Clutch slips a little and smells like burned rubber. My questions are.....How much more life does it have? Should I supply the clutch,pressure plate, and bearing,to a qualified mech. How much should this job cost. With parts without parts. Please help as this comes at a bad time finacially. What Mail order house is cheapest. I have a 1987 911. It is not a turbo. Thanks to any and all.

For an 87 about $1200. That's w/ the fork upgrade and the other assundry items. Check w/ your wrench about what you provide. Some are insulted if you provide the items (trust?). It is OK to discuss the cost of parts and labor before a job of this sort. Do a search on this site." G50 clutch" and you'll be as informed as most.
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Mrdi

the reason they are insulted about the customer supplying their own parts is that that is a big portion of where they make their money. We have a saying in the Biz called "bringing your own eggs". Basically it's like going to a restaurant for breakfast and giving the cook your own eggs and asking for a discount on the difference. The cost of running the business etc. is all factored into depending on money made on parts as well as labor. Without this the labor rate would have to go up to compensate. There are HUGE operating costs in running a shop and many of them you might never even think of. A friend of mine who runs a one man Porsche only shop refuses to do jobs in which the customer supplies the parts. One reason I mentioned above and the other is "how do you expect him to warranty his work if you supply the part." He has no recourse against the maker of the part and if it fails, he eats the labor to do it again but didn't make any money on the part to begin with. I hope you guys understand this and don't get mad at me but i think it's better to work with them on the price of the part rather than supply it yourself. thanks for listening to my tirade.

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Tyson Schmidt
72 911 Cabriolet

Tyson

Since I work at a car dealership I'm fully aware of the costs you mention. But I have to say that I'm one those guys who brings the eggs to the restaurant. I can get a trade discount on original Porsche parts so don't expect me to pay a mechanic the normal price. Also I think a mechanic should be able to understand if you are under preassure economically. If you are a loyal costumer it's not that bad if you bring your own parts.

On a side note: After first letting a workshop provide a non original oil filter at double the price of an original Porsche item I have started to bring my own.