Clutch Going?

[Cody Forbes]

If the clutch needs to be bled the engagement will be low, not high.

-Cody Forbes

On Aug 29, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> No adjustment, however it is a hydraulic clutch. You might first bleed the clutch and see if the feel changes.
> 
> Aside from that i would wait until you have concrete symptems. First, they generally get stiffer, as the spring fingers form a more acute angle.
> Then they begin to slip under heavy load in hgih gears.
> 
> Unless you ride the clutch or feather it incessantly, these rarely go sicne the motor doesnt have enough power to hurt it!
> 
> Grant
> 
> On Aug 29, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> 
>> Ok, so I had my brakes and rotors replaced last week. My friend that did it commented that it felt like the clutch was engaging
>> 'high' so I am now paranoid that the clutch might be going. There is no slippage, and frankly, it doesn't really feel any different
>> than it did before he made that comment! Is there any adjustment available? Besides slippage, what are the signs that the
>> clutch is going? Car has 116k miles on it and the clutch is original.
>> 
>> For those that work in/have a shop, what's the going rate for a clutch replacement?
>> 
>> Thx,
>> 
>> Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
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