[s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced, difficulty shifting into 1st & 2nd gear now... thoughts?

Mon Mar 3 18:48:20 PST 2008

James;

You could also try Chris at Force 5. He might have a good used one.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dave Ellis
Sent: March 3, 2008 5:39 PM
To: James Murray
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced, difficulty shifting into
1st & 2nd gear now... thoughts?

Try asking Kristian at VMAutohaus.  He can often get parts that are 
otherwise difficult to source.  He's in Vancouver so shipping is easy.

     Kristian Manusha <kris at vmautohaus.com>
     http://www.vmautohaus.com/

Dave

James Murray wrote:
> Okay... is it just me... I've checked all the usual parts suppliers
> online and can't fing either of these parts? what gives? Stealer only? 
> 
> Even http://www.vagparts.com/ nor http://www.genuineaudiparts.com/ did
> not carry them?
> 
> Any other suggested sources than dealer only? 
> 
> /Jamu.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of James Murray
> Sent: March 3, 2008 10:20 AM
> To: Fred Munro; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: Patricia Roy
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced,difficulty shifting into
> 1st & 2nd gear now... thoughts?
> 
> Ooops... I meant (4A0 711 429) for the connecting rod, and  (4A0 798
> 151) for the "Repair Kit for selector mechanism".
> 
> /J.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of James Murray
> Sent: March 3, 2008 10:05 AM
> To: Fred Munro; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: Patricia Roy
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced,difficulty shifting into
> 1st & 2nd gear now... thoughts?
> 
> Just an update on this... 
> 
> Well my shifter linkage is out of alignment! but it's been a beotch to
> get back into alignment. I tried with the help of Don Smith and we got
> really close (1st, 2nd, etc.) shifted great but then I could not get
> into reverse :-( we tried to align from underneath the car only playing
> with the adjustment of the two rods, it's really tight in there. However
> this weekend I played some more but from inside the car after reading
> Bentely and it's also possible to make adjustments from inside the car
> under the shift boot. That helped a bit more, now it's just 2nd gear I
> have problems with... So I think if I take another crack at it and work
> both the from under and inside the car I should be able to align it
> properly. 
> 
> I did later take the car to my favorite local garage, and he suggested
> changing the connecting rod (4A0 798 151) and possibly the "Repair Kit
> for selector mechanism" (4A0 798 151). He said this would tighten up my
> shifter and make it easier to align. Anyone know of a good place to get
> these parts at decent prices? 
> 
> Thanks to Don for the helping hand!
> 
> Cheers, /Jamu. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Munro [mailto:munrof at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: February 25, 2008 7:32 PM
> To: James Murray; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced,difficulty shifting into
> 1st & 2nd gear now... thoughts?
> 
> James, James, James....
> 
> Obviously you have offended the Audi gods by allowing the unclean to
> approach the shrine rather than performing the requisite sacrifices
> yourself....
> 
> Now to find the appropriate petitions to assuage their anger. You may
> have to buy some dispensations....
> 
> A few things come to mind..
> 
> 1. The clutch is not disengaging completely. How close to the floor is
> the clutch pedal when the clutch engages/disengages? It should be fairly
> high up in the travel. When I did my master cylinder, I had a hard time
> getting all the air out of the system, and the pedal started off low and
> came up with use as (presumably) air bled out of the system and into the
> brake fluid reservoir.
> 
> 2. The shift linkage is out of alignment. You don't have to get anywhere
> near the shift linkage to change the clutch master cylinder, but
> stranger things have happened at dealerships.
> 
> 3. The dealer mechanic took it for a test drive and tried a few power
> shifts. I've seen this lock up the UrS 1st/2nd gears at the ice drags.
> The fix is to...drive it for a few months until it loosens back up. Go
> figure...
> 
> 4. Check that the dealer set the master cylinder actuating rod at the
> correct length. There should be some play ay the top of the travel
> before the master cylinder pressurizes the system. If not, you'll need a
> new clutch before long. This wouldn't cause your shifting problem, but
> it's something to watch for.
> 
> If this happens again, you can drive the car home by starting it in
> first gear and shifting without a clutch provided you are not in stop
> and go traffic. That's how I got my car home when my master cylinder
> went. I did drive through the city, but we've got a lot less traffic
> than Montreal.
> 
> Bonne chance, mon frere.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Fred Munro
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of James Murray
> Sent: February 25, 2008 11:39 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Clutch Master Replaced,difficulty shifting into 1st &
> 2nd gear now... thoughts?
> 
> 
> Hi Guys,
> I had my Clutch Master replaced, the pedal went straight to the floor,
> got the car back from the dealer (wait before you flame me, I'll explain
> below) and now it's difficult to shift into 1st & 2nd gear? any
> thoughts?
> 
> While driving on the bridge the pedal went straight to the floor and I
> was stranded and had to be towed, I was too far out to have the car
> towed to a garage that I knew, and I was leaving on a trip so I had no
> timje to do it myself, so I needed the car back ASAP... so in haste I
> had it towed to the dealer. Well I was quoted $1600 to $3200 for the fix
> (they wanted to change everything possible), I asked that only the
> Clutch Master be changed (the clutch was already changed 62K miles ago),
> but now it's very difficult to shift into 1st & 2nd gear...but the other
> gears are okay? what could have happened?
> 
> Any thoughts? I'm afraid the dealer will claim there are other issues
> that need to be fixed, "we did only as you asked" :-(
> 
> Could the shifter linkage be out of alignement? or is there an
> adjustment for the Clutch Master (not engaging fully) Cheers, /Jamu.
> 
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