[V8] So Tony comes to visit and...

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I can see what you mean, except that my clutch has less than 30k on  
it and it has been not at all difficult. I barely touched the pedal  
when it broke, so I'm guessing metal fatigue.  It wasn't too cold,  
either (about 8 degrees F).  I will report as soon as I get to it  
(which may be a few weeks).

Ingo

On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Dave Saad wrote:

> I think the problem is worse than you think...
> This is an indication that the clutch is toast.  It gradually gets
> harder to engage for some reason.  Mine did it too.  When I replaced
> the clutch,  I actually had to pull out the transmission again because
> I was convinced I forgot to install the throw out bearing because as I
> was bleeding the system,  I could easily push the pedal all the way in
> with my hand.  It turned out that I did everything right - the new
> clutch was just nearly effortless to engage.  Since then, my over/
> under spring broke and I replaced it with a different part number,
> which is noticeably weaker than the correct but unavailable V8 part.
>
> FWIW, my clutch was pretty much done at about 100K miles (hard
> shifting, stiff pedal, grind into 2nd gear at high rev shift).  I have
> no idea how the previous owner drove it, and that seems to be an early
> death for an Audi clutch, but there you have it...
>
>
> Dave
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>
>> Well, Kent, I'm doing you one better!
>>
>> Tony went and took the pedal out and look what we found:
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K03w7QyTorzLFNez7hZpqg
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_48CinHRYmwbIsQxOeLNng
>>
>> Oh, my!
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Kent McLean wrote:
>>
>>> Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>>>> Upon closer
>>>> inspection it appears the clutch pedal BROKE -- apparently where  
>>>> the
>>>> clutch pedal mounts to the master cylinder!
>>>
>>> My original 200 ("Bad Puppy") had a clutch pedal break.  There
>>> is a tab on the pedal the presses against the actuation rod.
>>> On mine, the tab broke.  The pedal would snap to the floor, and
>>> I could pry it up with my toe. Master and slave were fine.
>>>
>>> --  
>>> Kent McLean
>>> '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>>> '91 200 TQA #3, gray, UFOs, chipped, Euro headlights
>>> '91 200 TQA #2 blue, up in smoke 2
>>> '91 200 TQA #1 black, recycled
>>> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody", sold
>>> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke
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