Re: HELP--clutch in NH

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Brian;

    Sounds like your throw-out bearing died. The slave is probably OK.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  278k km

----- Original Message -----
From: <brians@tellink.net>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 7:48 AM
Subject: HELP--clutch in NH


> Sorry if this is a repeat, but my first post doesn't appear to have
> gotten through.
>
> I had my car up north, a little past Mt. Washington, and I started
> getting some rough feedback through the clutch pedal. If I applied any
> pressure at all to the pedal I could feel rough vibrations, though it
> seemed to shift OK. Then, of course, I got stuck in bumper to bumper
> traffic in North Conway. 500 clutch depressions later and it's dead.
> Here's how it progressed.
>
> After the initial roughness I mentioned, I started paying more attention.
> It seemed to be roughest (and noisiest) when I had the pedal depressed
> fully. There was noticeable noise from the engine compartment, sounded
> like a brake rotor might if the pads were worn and you were coasting to a
> stop. The noise did abate some when I released the pedal with the tranny
> in neutral, but not completely. It also sounded like there was some noise
> when a gear was engaged and the car was moving (although I could only
> notice it if I was going slowly enough in 1st to hear it).
>
> So this continued for a while while the traffic crawled on. We finally
> decided to stop for dinner and let the traffic go in Meredith. As I
> pulled into a stall, the clutch pedal went to the floor and never came
> out again. With the pedal on the floor, the clutch was fully engaged, in
> other words, it was like the pedal wasn't pushed at all. So there I am 2
> hours from home and no clutch on a Sunday. I looked in the engine
> compartment and under the dash and there's no fluid to be seen. I'm
> guessing that the slave cylinder blew, and all the fluid is in the
> flywheel housing on the clutch, etc.?? Would you all guess that the
> intial roughness was the throw-out bearing?? Is there some way this would
> have compounded to the slave cylinder failing?
>
> The real pisser is that I had no real choice but to have it towed to a
> dealer (Lakes Region Audi in Gilford, NH) As a result, If I have them do
> it I'll pay top dollar for labor and for parts. Do any of you have any
> info on them? Are they honest, reliable, etc?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd really like to have a general
> idea of what I'm in for when I talk to the service desk tomorrow.
>
> Thanks!
> Brian
>