[A4] A4 clutchless shifting

[Grant Lenahan]

Yes, audi clutches are very tough.
I put >300k on one.  It was fine even at 300k
Admittedly the car had no torque :-)

Grant
On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Rocky Mullin wrote:

>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Brian White wrote:
>
>> #1, a terrible driver goes through a clutch in 1.5-2 years like that.
>
> you probably read my post by now, but i'll reiterate.  my wife!
> she qualified as a terrible driver for more than a year and a half,
> along with my abusive driving and the punishing conditions of our
> city - clutch was fine when i replaced it.
>
> heck, the second stoplight after i picked up that b5 new from the
> dealer, i revved it up and dropped the clutch to see what she would
> do making a hard start off the line.  she did nothing.  engine
> revved up, and the clutch just slipped and slid under the weight of
> the bease.  that trick never phased my ur-quattro, or (of course)
> any of the FWD cars i owned before (except tire spin).  so the very
> first day i was pounding on the car.  i sold it to a friend, too.
> their wrench told them the car had been "drive hard but was in good,
> strong shape".  i think it's better for a car to drive it hard, as
> long as it doesn't turn out to be a lemon.  that's the best way to
> find out, and find out while it's still under warranty too.
>
> for hot stops off the line, all i can really figure to help keep
> the clutch from slipping is to
> rev
> release to the catch point
> just before slippage engage it back toward the floor just a bit
> hold it there a sec while the clutch catches up
> release more then let it out
>
> dunno if that's double clutching but it's what has to happen to keep
> the clutch from slipping while either doing jackass stuff or dealing
> with the crazy hills here.
>
>
>
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