[s-cars] Clutch Issues

[Abe Berman]

No separate charge, not to worry.  These guys aren't cheap but they are very
knowledgeable and honest.  I am willing to pay for quality work when I am
not the one doing it.  They need to earn a living too.

a

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>wrote:

> 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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> Cc: jeff postupack<Jeff.Postupack at gmail.com>; Keith Franchetti<
> skidfranc at gmail.com>; Robert Rossato<rossato.qlist at gmail.com>; Jim
> Pasqualoni<jim.pasqualoni at gmail.com>; <mikep77069 at aol.com>; Paul Krasusky<
> pkrasusky at ups.com>; Tom Mullane<tmullane at gmail.com>
> 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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