Varying Clutch Pedal Pressure

[devin357]

Dear Porschefiles,

I have a MY2000 Boxster S, US, 50k miles. The clutch pedal pressure seems high to me, which I believe is a sign that it needs to be replaced. The odd thing is, if I run it hard through a couple of gear changes (like a 0-60 run), the pedal frees up and seems to have a longer effective travel. I don't track the car or drive it very hard. I have about a 4 mile daily commute. It doesn't seem to slip under high-gear full-throttle conditions, either. All of the posts I've seen here about clutch pedal pressure increasing seem to involve pressure that never seems to improve, but this one seems to work better after it's warmed up. Any ideas? Thanks,

Devin

[Loren]

If you mean it release at a high point in the travel then that is normal - they all do that.

If the pedal pressure (to push it in) required has gotten much greater then your clutch disc is worn out and need to be replaced.

[logray]

Also search for boost spring or clutch spring...

[devin357]

It releases at a high point in the travel and the pressure is a bit higher, but not uncomfortably so. What's odd is that it changes after running it hard for a few seconds--the release seems smoother and the pressure is not as high. That's why I can't seem to figure it out. If it was always hard to push the pedal down (and once again, it's not terribly hard, just enough that I notice) then I would just assume the clutch plate was bad. I have just never run across a situation where the pressure seemed to be variable.

[Loren]

You can try a little silicon lube on the clutch pedal spring and see if that helps.

[devin357]

Thanks, Loren, I'll give that a whirl. It does have that squeaking problem that some people have posted about.

[churchie996]

Hi Devin357 - did you ever resolve the issue?  What was it due to?

 

My 996 is doing the same :-(

 

James