JStar944

Looking to buy my first 944! There is a very inexpensive 1984 944 for sale locally with a few issues. Mainly the fact that it wont move.

The engine runs fine and sounds like an engine should, EXCEPT there is a clicking noise that the hayes manual explains as the cluth throw out bearing. How can I make sure that it is the clutch that needs to be replaced and not the entire transmission??

The shift **** moves through the shift gate smoothly but obviously it would not go in to gear.
PLEASE help a fellow Porsche enthusiast with getting myself my very first 944 of my own and not a dud that will be a endless pit of problems.

Lastly the Sachs clutch kit is around $500 I am told/or from what I researched this would correct the issue and I should have a solid 944 for a steal of a deal. Correct?

AScholtes

If you are getting a Sach's clutch for $500, that would be a good deal. They are usually $700+

My bet is that it has the OE clutch in it and the rubber center let go. It would be a lot cheaper if it was the transaxle and not the clutch, but if it was a transaxle, you may as well replace the clutch while you have it out.

I recently got a quote from a friend tat needed their clutch replaced and the quote was $1800 from the mechanic, and that included the price of the clutch...

As for the solid part... how long has the car been sitting? When was the last timing belts service performed? How about the water pump...when was it last changed...

You could be in for alot more money than you think right off the bat... i know I spent about $6K in the last year on mine..

Hope that helps...

JStar944

Thank you for the response. My goodness $1800 to replace the clutch was certainly more than I had in mind for an 84 N/A 944. If I can do it myself with a buddy I will, but I hate to mess with the transmission myself.

To my knowledge the car has been sitting for some time, it has about 60k original miles. I viewed the receipts for the parts that had been replaced but for the life of me cant remember what all was done. It was however a few grand worth of work. Without a doubt I will replace the timing belt and a few key components before she is back on the road. For less than a grand I think it would make a good project.

JStar944

Does that sound right about it being the throw out bearing making the clicking noise?

Hollywood D

How do you know it's not going into gear?

JStar944

Well I guess I am not 100% sure. But I am fairly confident that is was not going into gear. I tried and it didnt go anywhere.

xsbank

Don't do it. You will be faced with a looong time where you can't drive it and 'probably' another 4 or 5 boat dollars (thousands) before you can. Clutch has been discussed. 3 of the cars I looked at before getting mine had bad transmissions - yes they are reliable etc. but not after 25 years. The speedo only goes to 99,999 so it has 'likely' been around a couple of times. Timing belt, water pump and rollers will kill your engine dead if they fail. Oil cooler likewise. Bushings in the suspension are expensive too, good thing you are looking at an early car with steel arms. Steering rack leaks? $450 for a rebuilt ('about') plus all the hoses and stuff, possibly a steering shaft and joints. Air conditioner work? How does $800 for a condenser sound? I love my car, but don't think it will be cheap to operate. If it was a roller and you have 6 grand to spend and don't want a driver right away, put an LT1 (or whatever) in it.... I know, blasphemy, but that's always a future option if you really like the '44, which I do.

944Ross

If it's a rubber clutch that has failed, the clutch will work just fine. If it grinds when attempting to put in gear, I would suspect the clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder, much cheaper to fix (maybe $150 for both). But if it appears to go into gear but won't move when the clutch is released, something more expensive is wrong.

St3mpy

Why won't the car go into gear with the engine off? You should at least be able to move the car with the starter to ensure that it will go into gear.

And FYI, I paid $450 for a new Sachs clutch kit on eBay, shipped.