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Originally Posted by steveu812
I just rec'd and email from the owner of a '99 996 I'm interested in (90k mls.). He specified in the ad that it had a new clutch so I inquired if the mechanic had also replaced the rear main seal. He said he called the "(expert Porsche guy)" and they replaced "...the Disc, Plate , bearing , and Slave Cylinder - the seal was not replaced as no need."
Now I've worked on numerous cars, but never a 996, Is there any sane reason to have NOT replaced the RMS while the clutch was being done?
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Only if you did not know any better, and were unaware of the RMS problems and the cheap PTFE seal fix Porsche came up with to fix it. The new design seal cost about $20, factor that into the cost of doing the clutch and it is peanuts..........