944 Auto Rubber Doughnut/Flexplate

[MartB]

Hi there this is my first time on here, and was after some advice please?
I currently have the engine out off my automatic 944 as the rubber doughnut/flexplate had shattered.
I have rebuilt the engine ready to go back in, but I have read bad things about putting another rubber flexplate in as they are expensive and prone to breaking!!
Has anybody done the Manual Flywheel,Starting Gear, Pressure Plate And Clutch swop instead of the rubber flexplate.
I hear this is alot cheaper to do and it will never break, but no one tells you how to exactly do this.
Any advice on this subject and parts would be extremely appreciated

Thanks Martin

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Hi and Welcome Martin

The rubber centred clutches were discontinued and sprung versions used from mid '80s. It is not advised to put one back in once its out.

The swap to manual has been done, best is to contact a few breakers to get the drive train and other bits ,Elliott (lincolnshire) and Sulzeruk (Scotland) on here are well known, but there are others (PH Sportscars, Derby).

Another alternative would be to buy a rusted/crashed manual one.

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[bert gear]

ORIGINAL: A9XXC

Hi and Welcome Martin

The rubber centred clutches were discontinued and sprung versions used from mid '80s. It is not advised to put one back in once its out.

you are talking about the manual clutch plate, the poster is talking about the automatic drive coupling that is rubber and still is. you should get at least 10 years out of one, but at 825.60 plus vat i would change to a manual gear box

 

[944 man]

Bert: I think theyre talking about using an old clutch on an auto, instead of a cush drive. Its a bit of a lash up, but it can appeal more than paying £1,000 for a piece of rubber...

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Sorry - Yes I assumed that if the OP was replacing the auto donut with a clutch, it would only make sense to change the gearbox (and other odds and ends) as well!

 

[944Turbo]

I think in about 15 years of this forum and Titanic there have been 4 auto's so you might not get the answer here, Rennlist is american based and I would expect them to have more Auto experience - report back here though!
Tony

 

[Swindon_Mick]

If you keep your eye on ebay you may get lucky - I had to replace the rubber doughnut on my 968 Tip recently, and I managed to pick-up a second-hand one for £200 - it really was in 'as new' condition, so i guess that it must have been bought new shortly before the car was broken / written-off. I'm pretty sure it is the same part for the 924 / 944 / 968.

Mick