Contagious clutches

[four.rings@mcione.com]

Hello, fellows.

Remember Osman posted on the 26 September 98 ?:
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Driving along today. Suddenly my clutch pedal starts giving me vibrations on
application both up and down
[...]
Clutch pedal travel has vibration when engine is on, no vibration when
engine is off.
Clutch pedal travel feels "normal" when engine is off.

Also the pedal pressure seems lighter.
Engagement seems a little "sloppy.
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This is _exactly_ what happened to my car yesterday, word for word!
My guess is that the last trip to NYC, where I've gotten myself into a
horrendous traffic jam, has killed the throw-out bearing.
For two hours and several miles of the tpk extension, that separated the inlet
to the Holland tunnel in Manhattan from the NJ Tpk exit 14 I've been moving
forward 1 m per each step, clutch in - clutch out, clutch in - clutch out. Came
home with a numb left leg (the pedal has been very hard for the past year or so
- I knew _what_ was coming! :-)
Now the pedal all of a sudden feels very light - just like with the Osman's car!


After his repair Osman wrote this:
>(I still think Igor jinxed me though by predicting the remaining clutch
>life on my visit to Philly though) ;)

Well, all I can say is that your car, Osman, has a very nasty and revengeful
temper.
Look how quickly did it get even with mine! It looks like your car cast a spell
on it. I guess I should have not jinxed you with my prediction after all ;-)

Fellows, would someone be so kind as to send me the list of _all_ parts (and p/n
if possible) needed for the clutch job on the '89 200TQ? All bearings, seals,
sleeves (metal and plastic) - everything you can think off. I am gonna do it
right.

I've done a few clutches in the past - last time on my wife's (now gone) '88 VW
Fox. Just never on a quattro.

Thanks for any info.

Oh, do you guys feel I have a week of driving left in the clutch? I promise not
to venture further than 5 mi away from home.

-- 
Igor Kessel
Two turbo quattros