Re: 5kcstq clutch, master or slave dead

[Wallace White <whitew@leland.Stanford.EDU>]

I meant to add: this has not been a gradual failure. Shifting was okay
with the old clutch, though the pedal was stiff, and was good with the new
clutch (reverse is--I mean was--easier to engage since the new clutch). 
The pedal wasn't falling to the floor, and a good Audi mechanic didn't
notice leaks a week and a half ago. And it drove just fine on the way to
the tire shop.

- Wallace

On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Wallace White wrote:

> A week ago the throw out bearing died on my 5kcstq, so I got a new clutch
> in Albuquerque in the middle of my cross-country trip. Then today, I
> dropped the car off at a shop here in Nashville, TN, for a wheel balancing
> and A/C check (it's a lot hotter here than it was in California!). 
> Tonight, I came home to a message that the clutch pedal fell limp to the
> floor at the shop. Rats.
> 
> I understand that the master and/or slave can die shortly after the clutch
> does. That makes sense, given the high force the clutch pedal needed
> before the clutch was replaced. So, tomorrow I will scramble to get either
> or both cylinders and the hose (thanks to a lister for the part numbers
> already), and I really hope to leave Nashville as planned on Sunday
> morning.
> 
> Any BTDT's on replacing these? I've got the Bentley, though it's sitting
> in the car at the shop right now. I may be better off doing it myself,
> since I'd rather not repeat last week's experience of a Friday repair
> getting delayed and the shop being closed all weekend.
> 
> Hopefully my luck will improve for the substantial remainder of my
> roadtrip. TIA.
> 
> - Wallace White
>   '87 5kcstq 141k; brand-new bomb, MFT sensor, clutch; but dead MC or
>   slave (eventually I'll have everything replaced :)
> 
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