Clutch gone bad?

[marlboro]

Hi all,

Suddenly today as I was driving the gears become very difficult to push in. If I switch off the car, the gears go in, with only some small extra "push" required for 1st and 2nd. The rest are fine. I started feeling slipping the clutch in 1st and the typical clutch burning smell. Eventually I managed somehow to get the car home but now with the engine running, none of the gears want to go in anymore.

Am I correct to assume that the clutch is gone and I need new clutch kit? Or could it be a more complicated problem with the gearbox (hope not)?

And lastly because I’m based in South Africa, shipping of Bentley DVD will take a long time. Could someone be kind and able to scan the relevant pages and email them to me?

[A4 Quattro Joe]

Hi all,

Suddenly today as I was driving the gears become very difficult to push in. If I switch off the car, the gears go in, with only some small extra "push" required for 1st and 2nd. The rest are fine. I started feeling slipping the clutch in 1st and the typical clutch burning smell. Eventually I managed somehow to get the car home but now with the engine running, none of the gears want to go in anymore.

Am I correct to assume that the clutch is gone and I need new clutch kit? Or could it be a more complicated problem with the gearbox (hope not)?

And lastly because I’m based in South Africa, shipping of Bentley DVD will take a long time. Could someone be kind and able to scan the relevant pages and email them to me?

Could be syncros?

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[Joe Jr.]

one way to tell if the clutch is slipping is put it into a high gear at low speed and floor the gas and if the the engine revs, its slipping. Otherwise it could be the slave cylinder, the shifter, and or the tranny.

[Theiceman]

Could be just slave cylinder. The clutches on these cars are very robust.


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[marlboro]

one way to tell if the clutch is slipping is put it into a high gear at low speed and floor the gas and if the the engine revs, its slipping. Otherwise it could be the slave cylinder, the shifter, and or the tranny.

I can not do that because as soon as I start the engine, I can not engage any gears anymore.

Could be just slave cylinder. The clutches on these cars are very robust.


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How would I troubleshoot if it’s the slave cylinder for sure? On by A4 B5, when the slave cylinder went, the clutch pedal stayed down. But I didn’t have a problem engaging gears with the engine running. Could it be different problem but related to the slave cylinder again?

[Theiceman]

I can not do that because as soon as I start the engine, I can not engage any gears anymore.




How would I troubleshoot if it’s the slave cylinder for sure? On by A4 B5, when the slave cylinder went, the clutch pedal stayed down. But I didn’t have a problem engaging gears with the engine running. Could it be different problem but related to the slave cylinder again?

I don’t have the procedure. Its on these forums though


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