[s-cars] Clutch Issues

[Wylie Bean]

I'm hoping by actuator rod he means the one that's built into the master, and he didn't charge you for anything different or separate.  You do have to switch the bracket where it attaches to the back of the clutch pedal from the old one to the new one, but there's no additional rod that my quickly evaporating memory recalls...
.  
Wylie Bean
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
08 Q7

-----Original Message-----
From: Abe Berman <yellowcuda at gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:08:34 
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] Clutch Issues

All,

Ended up being a broken actuator rod and blown master cylinder.  I had the
shop replace the master, slave, and rod at a total of $690.

He said clutch feels fine now, albeit in his words "as good as the s-car
stock clutches ever really feel at least".

a

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:

> For whatever reason, 95.5's are prone to T/O bearing failures. Clutch
> effort gets much heavier than stock, and eventually something goes. You
> could have:
> - A failed slave
> - Broken clutch pedal. You can weld it or buy new- last time I checked
> ~$80.
> - A broken actuator rod between the clutch pedal and the master.
>
> Check the clutch effort on another S-car with a recent clutch job- if you
> slam it into the floor on first try, your clutch is on borrowed time and
> other stuff will break even if you fix the current issue.
>
> Steve
>
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Abe Berman <yellowcuda at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Gentz,
>>
>> Was driving the 95.5 S6 Avant back from the dentist to my office today
>> with
>> mouth numbed and windows open and felt something "pop" in my clutch upon
>> shifting into fourth gear.  Clutch then stuck to floor.  Pulled it up with
>> my toe, but to no avail.  Had to pull it over and call for AAA. Cat not
>> drivable, no hydraulic pressure. Having towed to local Audi wrench.
>> Thinking pressure plate or slave cylinder, perhaps master. Perhaps some
>> fluid leaking that I could discern from above, was in work clothes and
>> didn't want to sacrifice them. Day just keeps getting better. Was on my
>> way
>> back from having a filling repaired.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what I am up against?  Only symptom preceding this was a
>> weird throw-out bearing-ish noise occasionally when pulling out from a
>> stand-still or when turning wheel sharply at low speed to pull into a
>> parking spot.  Could be unrelated though.
>>
>> Car has approximately 115k on the clock and possibly original clutch.
>>  Bill
>> never replaced it and he bought it at 50-ish from Brian at Coventry
>> Motorsports way back in the late 90's.
>>
>> Also, thoughts on replacement clutch to go with?  Not looking for crazy
>> performance, just something that has a nice cost/performance ratio.  Car
>> has
>> MTM 1+ chip, samcos, big reds.  That's it.
>>
>> Abe
>> Burlington, VT
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