[Rick Lee]

If you '87 Carrera guys still have your original clutches in there, then this might be a good time to kill 3 or 4 birds with one stone - G50 clutch update, new ring gear, flywheel resurfacing, easy valve adjustment, etc. While my ring gear was fine when we did my clutch at 82,756 miles, I've heard G50 ring gears do go bad often. At your mileage, if your clutch is making any binding noise or the pedal is getting stiff, you might as well do the whole job at once. Replacing the ring gear requires an engine drop, but is a total cinch after that. I don't know if this is true, but I've heard you can sometimes just flip your ring gear over and get plenty of life out of the other side. Of course, this would depend on how it looks when you get it out. If only one side of the teeth are worn, then I've heard you can flip it. For the lousy $80 or whatever they cost, I wouldn't cut corners here after doing an engine drop.