Subject: Re: [s-cars] FW: Clutch Problems

[Mike Platt]

Hi Dan,
My S6 did the same thing 3 months ago. Fortunately a
friend in the P car club came to my rescue when I
limped it into his yard. The clutch master cylinder
rod and clevis snapped between the two adjustment
bolts. I took it out in about 20 minutes. Use a can ,
to catch brake fluid, as your brake fluid reservoir
will drain out all over your nice interior carpet when
you disconnect it. Here's my elCheapo fix; I then had
the two nuts tack welded together, bolted it back in,
and have been going fine ever since. Make sure you
pressure bleed your clutch or it won't work.
The more expensive method, probably safer bet, is to
spend the $100+ dollars on the new clutch cylinder.
I'm just a frugal Yankee. When she breaks again, time
for a new cylinder!

Mike P
95.5 S6 avant
75 911 Carrera Targa
74 914 2.0

Dan Slagle wrote:
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> Gentlemen:    I need help in diagnosing a problem
with my 1995 S6.
This
> morning when shifting, the clutch pedal went to the
floor and did not
> return.  It will either stay on the floor, or I can
pull it up and it
> will stay in that position.  When I manually push it
down, it travels
to
> the floor with some degree of force, and the same
when I pull it back
> up.  Prior to today, it was working fine.   Is there
a return spring
> that may have broken or come-off, and if so, where
is it located?  I
> really appreciate any guidance you are willing to
provide me.  Thank
> you.
>
> Dan
> 95 S6

Yes there is, the so-calle "over-centre spring", but
my gut tells me
that your clutch MC is done. If you have air in the MC
you'll get
exactly the same pedal behaviour, although the
over-centre spring will
be still intact.
Once there, do yourself a favour and replace all three
components: the
MC, the slave and the rubber pressure hose. For
bleeding you'll need a
pressure bleeder. The clutch sys is impossible to
bleed via
conventional
means.

Gentlemen, I hope you don't forget to bleed your
clutches at least once
a year, when you bleed brakes. See what happens...

--
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros

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