[s-cars] UrS6 Monday morning clutch woes

[Jerry Scott]

Hey Chad
I used your write-up two years ago to do my clutch and it was very helpful
in getting the job done.  I also added notes where I though appropriate with
pictures.  I sent this to Peter yesterday.  Hope you don't mind the
additions and here's a copy.  I asked around town here in Denver before
doing it myself - most wanted $5000 to do the job, so that's when I decided
to do it myself.  It wasn't that difficult with jack stands and a trany
jack.  I wouldn't try it without the jack though.  You are right about the
flywheel  - and could probably have cleaned it and just changed the disc and
pressure plate.  But since I was in there, decided to change the whole thing
including the flywheel.  Mine started slipping due to leakage of oil from
the rear main bearing.
Jerry

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Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS6 Monday morning clutch woes

Hey Peter,
 
  Sounds like you have a hydraulic issue there but new clutch is a  good
idea if it's really old. They get so stiff after a while.
 
  I did a writeup of my clutch install years ago but I think it's gone from
the archives at this point.  I didn't mess with the hydraulics though which
it sounds like you are going to need at least a new slave. 
 
Did my first one on ramps and would not recommend it. OEM clutch  is kit
luk. (actually sachs and luk both sell oem kits. The oem pressure  plate is
luk and the disc is sachs.
 
I just sanded the glaze off of the flywheel with some emory cloth. 
 
Been a long time but if I remember anything else of significance I'll let
you know.
 
Chad Tobin 
 
 
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Subject: [s-cars] UrS6 Monday morning  clutch woes...
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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 
ps> ;-)


-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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