Thinking about getting a Mechanicaly-challened '88 90Q. Need diagnosis and parts advice.

[Tyson Varosyan]

Huw,

You mentioned that the problem may just be air bubbles in the clutch line. I
was thinking about that too but I am not familiar enough with the Audi
clutch system vs. other cars I have worked on. Thing that scared me about
the condition of the clutch disk was that the PO had the car in gear and in
front of me cranked it over. The engine with noticeable resistance did
crank! With the clutch systems I worked with in the past, even if the
hydraulic clutch lines are all filled with air, that cannot happen. The
lines are used to release the clutch, not engage it.

Could an air-filled hydraulic line be responsible for the clutch slipping
like that? How does the system work on these cars?

Tyson Varosyan
Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
tyson at up-times.com
www.up-times.com
206-715-TECH (8324)

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