[s-cars] Broken clutch pedal - again!

[Sean Douglas]

Tom:

This is a very common problem with the UrS cars. The failure points are either the clutch master cylinder or the pedal itself. Over time, as the clutch wears, the pressure required to release the clutch increases to the point of failure. A new clutch and pressure plate will reduce the pressure required.

Back to the failure, on the MC, the rod snaps. This is a fairly simple fix by replacing with a new MC, they are readliy available from many sources.

If the connection point where the MC attaches to the pedal fails at the clevis pin, then you will need to replace the clutch pedal. A new clutch pedal is dealer only and a bit more difficult to replace.

Here is a brief write up I did to replace the MC.

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/12781.phtml

and here is a good write up;

http://12v.org/urs/AudiUrS4ClutchMasterCylinderReplacement.pdf

Sean