[s-cars] clutch failure on S6
Serge Filanovsky
s6serge at verizon.net
Wed Jul 7 13:01:10 EDT 2004
Hartmann,
I had the same thing happen to my 95 s6 Avant. The threaded piece at the end
of the actuation piston/shaft of the master cylinder broke off. I had the MC
replaced and the system was bled. This was done around 85K miles. I recently
sold the Avant with 126K on it. I believe the clutch was original. I would
not change the clutch assembly if your clutch is working fine. There is
really no overlap of work between changing the MC and the clutch itself. I
purchased the MC for $100+ somewhere online (maybe Impex) the stealer will
probably want closer to $200. I had my mechanic do the install for another
couple $100, as I have no facility to do the work myself.
HTH,
Serge Filanovsky
95.5 S6 Avant
> Hi everyone,
>
> Last night, my clutch pedal went straight to the floor. My '95 S6 has just
> under 150k miles on it. From reading other posts on this list, it sounds
> like the clutch master cylinder expired. Unfortunately, I don't have time
> right now to fix it myself.
>
> I am about to start calling around for estimates. Ugh. :(
>
> I was hoping that some of you might have some input on how much work I
> should have done. Prior to the cylinder failing, the clutch was behaving
> fine: no slipping, no grabbing, no chatter, etc. Do you think that I
> should consider having the whole assembly R&R'd to prevent having to do it
> in 5,000 miles? Will the mechanic or stealer technician be able to advise
> me on whether it need R&R?
>
> Any other thoughts would be welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Hartmann
> 1995 S6 150k
>
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