[A4] Clutch Pedal to the floor!

[Tom Love]

I have been through a few MC failures in the past and have never found fluid
leaks. Slave cylinder, yes. Why don't you get under the car and have someone
depress the clutch pedal by hand while you watch to see if there is any
movement below?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hurt" <rnhurt at gmail.com>
To: "A4 Mailing List" <a4 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 5:32 AM
Subject: Re: [A4] Clutch Pedal to the floor!


> Bad news.  I just talked to my mechanic (Dad) and since there was no fluid
> loss he suspects a broken clutch / pressure plate / throw out bearing.
> There was no noise or clunk either when I drove or when I pressed the
> pedal.  Usually my clutch failures are pretty dramatic.  :)
>
> Anyway, it looks like I'll be calling in the professionals for this job.
> This car is too complex and I don't have the proper tools (i.e. a car
> lift).  $1,000 repair bill here I come.  :(
>
> Thanx!
>   Richard
>
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Richard,
> >   Excellent information!  I checked the fluid and its still full and
there
> > were no wet spots on the ground.  I'm guessing I just blew out the
internal
> > valves on one of the cylinders.  Oh well, I guess 100k miles will do
that
> > sometimes.
> >
> > Everyone,
> >   My other question is about bleeding.  I've bled brakes many times
before
> > but nothing as complex as the Quattro system and rarely the clutch
system.
> > Do you need any special tools on an A4Q?  Bleeding is one of my least
> > favorite activities.  :)
> >
> > Thanx!
> >   Richard
> >
> > BTW: Whats the current online shopping place for Audi parts?  I've been
> > looking at Blauparts & Auto Parts Warehouse but would like to have some
more
> > opinions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Richard Andrews <
> > richard.j.andrews at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Slave is relatively easy, the master is kinda a PITA because it's under
> >> the dash work and i have large hands.
> >>
> >> You can do it, check your brake fluid before going too far but sounds
like
> >> a bad slave to me.
> >>
> >> I would replace both like you already stated.
> >> -richard
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> BTW: 1998 A4 6C Q
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com>
wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Hey all,
> >>> >
> >>> > My clutch pedal just went to the floor and didn't come back.  There
is
> >>> no
> >>> > resistance either way and I can push it/pull it into position
however
> >>> the
> >>> > clutch does not engage and I cannot drive the car.  Any thoughts?
> >>> >
> >>> > My first thought was master/slave cylinder?  I'm thinking that both
> >>> should
> >>> > be replaced if either one is replaced.  I've gone through this
before
> >>> on my
> >>> > Corrado and it's always better to just replace them both at once.
Has
> >>> > anyone replaced these before?  How bad is it?
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanx!
> >>> >   Richard
> >>> >
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