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[QUOTE=aigel;6825504]$500 is not If you lack $500 to do it right, you shouldn't own a 911.

not meaning to hijack this thread

this is not necessarily about the clutch pressure plate issue but a general attitude relating to porsche ownership.... i have heard this before from my previous mechanic, i had a stiff clutch pedal low to the floor and very hard to engage the mechanic said i needed a new clutch , cable, helper spring and should probably do the pedal assembly bushings "while we were at it".

it "needed" a lot of parts as well as several thousand dollars to "do it right". when i questioned the work i got the "if you cant afford it , you shouldn't own it" attitude..had i done what was "needed" to do it right i would have been out a few grand .

after getting on the board i discovered i might need to "adjust" the clutch cable free play, about 1 hr of my time , in the driveway and it was fixed. it was a simple cable adjustment nothing more.

in my opinion its not a matter of ones ability to "afford", but simply a matter of whether or not it is necessary (porshe guys sometimes get hosed) ...if its not necessary why do it?

the reality is a Porsche is simply a car..albeit a great car, but still a car and i don't feel i am any better than the next guy because i own it.

by the way i would reuse the pressre plate (and have many times) as long as its not warped or burned.

really jm2c so take it for what its worth, ben