Life happened and my project is now my daily. 2003 2.7T Allroad with a manual transmission and 166,000 miles. No service records on transmission or clutch. I think it is safe to assume the clutch has been addressed at this point, maybe not.
When I engage or disengage the clutch on upshifts I hear and also feel a “thud” from the drivetrain. I don’t feel it in my foot I feel it in my seat. I’ve tried all different ways of transitioning throttle with clutch engagement and it’s almost always there. Downshifts to a stop are 99% “thud” free and I can rev match just fine. Downshifts for accelerating are 50/50 on the “thud”. My logical mind says “It has 166,000 miles and the bushing and mounts are all tired and shot, shit is moving too much.”
Anyway, heater core was clogged really badly so I replaced it. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I messed up the brake switch and had to get a new one. Is there potential I did the same with my clutch switch, it was removed also? It disengages cruise control just fine, but I’ve found a couple posts about that switch causing issues on other members’ cars, hence my allusion the rev matching on downshifts and shift noise. Any guidance or experience is much appreciated.
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Originally Posted by m_haiser
but has the bushing captured in the rubber. If you look at my apikol mount that failed, it is clear that poly basically got smeared around by the combined weight of differential and heat generated by friction between sleeve and poly itself.
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