4kq, slipping clutch :(

[Max Hoepli]

Connecting hose hard to get between master and slave clutch cylinder.....if
so Can$160.00


Max


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
To: "'E. Roy Wendell IV'" <erwendell at mac.com>; <        >;
<porter_t_dog at hotmail.com>
Sent: 06, December 2005 13:36
Subject: RE : 4kq, slipping clutch :(


> Roy,
>
> While I agree with you, I must add this info:
>
> The return spring (431 721 403) at the pedal top achieves a dual action:
it
> helps push down the pedal to the floor, but it also keeps the pedal at its
> top position. That's why it's called an overcenter spring by Audi. To test
> its dual function, it is easy. When the hydraulics are empty, the pedal
can
> stay up or down all by itself if the spring is in good shape.
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 Quattro with all new clutch, bearing, master, slave and return
spring.
>
>
> > Yup, hydraulic problem it is. The "return" spring on the pedal assembly
> > isn't, actually it pushes the pedal down. The return force is provided
> > by the clutch pressure plate diaphragm spring via the throw out
> > bearing, clutch force, slave cylinder, fluid, and master cylinder. When
> > the hydraulic system no longer seals and keeps a direct relationship
> > between pedal position and throw out bearing position then the pedal
> > starts getting lower and lower and/or magically sinks down to the floor
> > by itself.
> >
> > Roy Wendell
> > Morgantown WV, USA
> > turbo quattro type 44 times 3
>
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