Symptoms of clutch going? Squeaking sound in front

Danton Jose Aurel Cardoso djacardoso at gmail.com
Thu Feb 16 11:55:56 PST 2012


I'll try that... but here is the big question.  It "just happened" not like
that there was any indications prior. Is this normal?

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> Oh yes it is. But the better test is get to say 30 mph put it in 5th and
> floor it. Tom's should not change except proportional to vehicle speed.
> Grant
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 16, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Danton Jose Aurel Cardoso <
> djacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok, latest update.  On acceleration after upshifting from second to
> third,
> > and releasing the clutch, the rpms "blip" from 2500-4250 +/-. Is this the
> > "slipping" Louis is referring to?
> >
> > I am a bit naive to this, since I never had a clutch go in my 26 years of
> > driving.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> You may just have a bad trans/rear differential mount. The rear diff
> >> mounts are somewhat problematic on those cars.
> >>
> >> The sqeaking sounds a lot like CA bushings, specifically look/listen to
> >> the ones in the sway bar links.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <
> >> djacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Patient A4 quattro with 2.8 30 Valve. 146,469 on the clock.
> >>>
> >>> Upon releasing clutch after an upshift there is slight vibration. Also,
> >>> when car is off pedal has less effort than before when depressing.
> >>>
> >>> As for the squeaking, happens on slow turns, like boat bumpers against
> a
> >>> dock. Running snows with 15's. Never had this before. Winter has been
> mild,
> >>> abnormal, for these parts.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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