[s-cars] Clutch wear question

[Jason Mawhinney]

Chris,
If your clutch is slipping in 5th gear under heavy acceleration, its one of 
your 1st warning signals that you're almost out of friction material.  I 
would say if you baby the hell out of it, you may be able to "borrow" some 
time.  I would have to say you need to step up the search for the 6 speed 
tranny.  You'll need a clutch very soon.
Jason




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "Scar" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:16 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Clutch wear question


> Fellow S-nutz,
>
> My 93 S4's clutch now has over 246,000 miles on it, or atleast
> I believe it does.
>
> I'm the third owner, received alot of service documents from
> the previous owners, and there isn't any mention of the clutch
> having been replaced.
>
> I've been hoping to find a good deal on a 6-speed tranny, and
> do the 6-speed upgrade at the same time as the clutch.
>
> BUT
>
> Twice now while cruising on the highway in 5th gear, when I went
> to pass another car the clutch slipped a bit. I got off the gas
> and acceleratted easier and everything was fine.
>
> My big queston is:
>
> Do I have to replace the clutch NOW, or is this slipping normal
> wear andI can continue searching for a tranny?
>
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
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>
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