[V8] Clutch overspring Q

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Oh, I understand.  But there's less than 20k on that plate/clutch and  
it has never been hard to push -- it's always been pretty easy.  I  
hope (for my sake at least) this scenario is not the case. I'll  
report as soon as I know. Hopefully I'll have an answer later today.

On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Dave Saad wrote:

> Unfortunately, the indicator that your clutch (pressure plate) is
> toast is when the pedal snaps.
> You all may recall when I did my clutch a few years back, the new
> clutch was so easy to push in, I actually thought I had somehow forgot
> to put in the throw out bearing back in - so I removed the
> transmission just to be sure.  I am not sure just what makes them
> stiffen up so much, but people tell me this is fairly common.
> The lesson is if your pedal is really hard to operate, it is time to
> deal with it.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 8:51 AM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>
>> Don't fret, gentlemen. The only time you'd be confronted with this
>> situation would be if
>>
>> A) you were converting an auto to manual
>>
>> Or
>>
>> B) you snapped the clutch pedal at the master rod like I did
>>
>>
>>
>> Ingo Rautenberg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:39:58
>> To: 'v8audi'<v8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Clutch overspring Q
>>
>>
>> I'm completely ignoring this thread.  Nope, can't hear a thing.   
>> La la
>> laaaaaaa...
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> toml99 at todomundo.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:12 AM
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>> Subject: [V8] Clutch overspring Q
>>
>>
>> Can't wait for that inevitable day.....Tom
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