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Originally Posted by Flieger
$500 is a lot. Pressure plate is a spring and metal surface like a flywheel. Not a piece of friction material. I guess you replace your flywheels every clutch job too? Why not the whole transmission?
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$500 is
not a lot if you just paid your mechanic $1500 for R&R. If you lack $500 to do it right, you shouldn't own a 911.
I have never replaced a clutch without replacing all the components on any of my cars, even beaters. The pressure plate will no wear by friction but indirectly from heat. The springs soften from repeated heat cycles. Do you know how many heat cycles at what temperature your clutch received? How many are too many for the PP to retain sufficient stiffness?
Saving $500 while it is all out and easy to replace is what I call "dumb cheap". There is a reason clutches are sold in "kits". If you DIY and like to spend time on your back, it may be a different story even though you may wear out your brand new disk with a weak plate not putting enough force on it.
Of course, this is all JMHO. I still would buy that car if it was nice, but as I said, would worry about other corners cut.
G