my 81 SC clutch feel, I hate it!

[dial911]

I hate the feel of the clutch on my 1981 911 SC. It's easy to hold down, but when it you let it out, at the last inch of travel it wants to spring out with much more force. I have owned this car for ten years and am tired of stalling it out, especially on hills. The car has 80K and is in great shape. I do not know if the clutch is original (the dreaded rubber center one) or not. I know there is a C shaped spring in there somewhere. The clutch works fine and feels smooth except for this problem. It reminds me of a compound hunting bow, which is designed to be easy to hold an arrow fully cocked but springs back hard upon release.

My 68 911 feels nothing like this. The pedal is nice and even all the way through it's travel.

Any ideas? Do I have to live with this? I own and have owned many sports cars and this is the only one that is a pain to work.

Thanks,

Dave

[magcuda]

yes they do SUCK, the 915 trans clutch has always been like that. you can mess around with the adjustments and make it better for a while.

the 901 trans set up in the early car does not have the helper spring so it feels different.

if you really like the car and it is in good shape you might want to convert it to a G50 trans with a hydraulic clutch

[dial911]

I wonder if I just removed the helper spring if I would like it better?

Bye,

Dave

[wvicary]

This does sound normal and many people have trouble with the engagement point but after ten years i would have thought that you'd be used to it by now. Inspect the clutch cable as it might be fraying internally and the pivot point of the pedal assembly.

[magcuda]

no removing the helper spring will not make it better, matter of fact it makes the clutch worse.

[dial911]

Darn! I only drive it a few weekends and while on vacation in the Summer here in Oregon, which means I do not drive it enough to really get used to the clutch. Is there another brand of clutch with another pressure plate design that is more even on the release?

[mattntp]

have the clutch replaced with stock updated parts and have the cable properly adjusted according to spec. when working correctly they aare not that bad. but a g50 upgrade would be better both for the hydraulic clutch and the shift feel, g15 is sloppy and prone to syncro wear. g50 is crisper and stronger.

MAtt