[s-cars] UrS6 Monday morning clutch woes

[Mike Sylvester]

Peter also indicated that the clutch was slipping.
Failure to dis-engage and fully engage sounds like the throw out bearing
is hanging up on the guide sleeve.

Mike Sylvester



> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS6 Monday morning clutch woes
> From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
> Date: Mon, October 10, 2011 12:31 pm
> To: s-car list <s-car-list at audifans.com>, Peter Schulz
> <p.schulz at verizon.net>
> 
> 
> Let's don't get ahead of ourselves, Peter.  There is a lot more fun to  
> be had before you decide to install a new clutch.  When you get a  
> chance to
> remove your coat and tie, open the hood and check the brake fluid  
> reservoir to make sure you aren't losing fluid.  There is a clutch  
> master cylinder
> attached to the pedal and a slave cylinder that operates the clutch  
> arm with hose and tubing connecting the two.  Look for any leaks at  
> the slave on
> the drivers side of the bellhousing and the connecting hose.  A helper  
> to operate the clutch pedal while you observe may help.  The master  
> cylinder
> at the clutch pedal is next.  You can check it for any external leaks  
> but it may fail internally also and not provide any pressure to  
> operate the slave.
> There is a bleed valve on the slave that you can crack open to see if  
> the master can send pressure to the slave.  Flushing the junk out may  
> help
> restore system operation at least temporarily as well.  Pressure  
> bleeding works best.  On the practical side, you may as well change  
> the slave cylinder
> unless it looks new and is not leaking.  The fluid may leak into the  
> bellhousing and out the bottom.  If the new fluid and slave cylinder  
> fix things, you
> may stop there or go on to the clutch master cylinder.  Certainly if  
> there is any hint of leaking, then change it.
> 
> You could have a mechanical failure in the clutch itself, but since it  
> got you home, it is probably ok and you just need hydraulics to  
> operate it.  The
> FAQ section on the UrS4/6/S2/RS2 forum at quattroworld.com has some  
> information for replacing the clutch and cylinders.  You are probably  
> tall
> enough to reach the slave from above to do that job.
> 
> Tom
> 
> On Monday  October 10, 2011, at 09:06 AM,   Peter Schulz <p.schulz at verizon.net 
>  >  wrote:
> 
> > Sharing my morning...hope your's has gone better.
> >
> > Patient...1995.5 S6 Avant, 175k miles, MTM1+
> >
> > I left house this morning for some important meetings in the office.
> >
> > Drove onto the on ramp to the highway.
> > Trouble started when accelerating onto the high way, went to put  
> > transmission into 5th gear.
> > Depressed clutch, shifter didnt want to move into 5th...or any gear.
> >
> > pumped clutch, finally got it into 4th, drove to exit.
> > Got it out of 4th, turned off car, put into 1st started car in  
> > gear....
> > Combination of pumping clutch and rev matching got it home, swapped  
> > cars (nice to have a spare or two when owning an older audi (see my  
> > sig)
> > Car is sitting in driveway, sitting in neutral...can't put  
> > transmission into reverse.
> >
> > Figuring out what I'm going to do....thinking its a clutch job,  
> > likely to do slave at same time..
> > I'm capable of doing this, but without a lift,  and never having  
> > done one, likely going to have the work done.
> >
> > Looking to stay with a stock level/grade clutch.
> >
> > Appreciate any BTDTs, BTDDT (Been there dont do that) , etc..
> >
> > Hope your Monday is going better.
> >
> > ps> it's my Birthday today, not sure what my car is trying to tell  
> > me ;-)
> >
> >
> > -Peter Schulz
> > Chelmsford Ma, USA
> > http://www.naaclub.org/
> >
> > 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> > 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> > 1991 90Q 20v Q Red
> > 1991 90Q 20v Indigo
> > 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
> 
> 
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