[A4] Clutch replacement

[Nicholas Stock]

Richard, when you say that you still have a good bite to the clutch, have
you tried putting it in 5th and flooring it on the freeway...I first noticed
my clutch going out when it couldn't handle max torque and the revs would
rise without increase in road speed. If your pedal is going soft, then it
may be you have a leaky master cylinder?

Just thinking out loud here..

I recently had a clutch replaced on my B7. The kit cost about 500 bucks (DXD
Stage II) and installation at the dealer was about 800 bucks (I had some
other things done at the time, but the bulk of the labor was the clutch
replacement).

HTH,

Nick

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> My clutch pedal has recently gotten much softer and I'm thinking that
> it might be time for a new clutch.  I have a '98 A4 30vQ with almost
> 140k on the clock and I think the clutch is original.  The pedal still
> has a good bite and I'm not getting any slippage, noise, or chattering
> but its probably due for replacement with so many miles on it.
>
> My question is two fold; does a soft pedal sound like a waning clutch
> and is this something a DIY could tackle easily?  I think it involves
> dropping the engine and doing a lot of fiddly bits (driveshafts, etc.)
> and while I do have the ability I don't have the time / space / tools
> / knowledge to get into something major.  I've priced clutch kits at
> around $300 and I figure $500 for labor; to under $1,000 all together.
> Does that sound reasonable to you?
>
> Thanx!
> --
> Richard Hurt
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>
> P.S. Is this list still active?  If not, where does everyone go for
> advice now?  AudiWorld.com is slow and Christmas and seems to be
> filled with a lot of low quality information (and newbs).  :(
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