I've got a 2008 Audi S5 with 125,000 miles on it and recently it has started to behave worse and worse until more recently it started making noise and feeling sluggish. The symptoms I have noticed and when they are most noticeable are as follows.
The clutch pedal has very little feedback/"feel": gets worse as the car gets warmer.
"Rev Hang" When up shifting. The RPMs do not drop quickly after the clutch pedal is depressed and you go to shift gears. (It's super annoying because by the time you have shifted and are ready to drop the clutch the RPMs have barely dropped at all making it very hard to drive): Does not happen/is not noticeable when the car is cold but as it warms up it starts to become noticeable and eventually becomes a problem.
The clutch pedal "sticks" or "jumps" as you let off the pedal. It is not linear or consistent when lifting off the pedal to engage the clutch: Becomes more noticeable/more of an issue as the car gets warmer.
The car feels "sluggish" or slower than normal: Car feels slower when its colder but as it warms up it gets better (still not as good as it used to be)
The car makes a "rubbing" or mechanical "humming" noise that is louder than usual: Is most audible in gear one and progressively gets quieter as you shift to 6th gear. Also is louder when the car is cold but as it warms up it becomes less audible and less apparent. (We thought it was caused by low transmission fluid so we flushed the old fluid out and put in new fluid making sure to top it off but that did not fix it)
The car makes a "Ticking" sound whenever the clutch is engaged: Gets louder as the car warms up and is audible in neutral. It is also audible in first gear but beyond that I have not noticed it (I'm pretty sure that it is still making the ticking noise beyond 1st but road noise and other noise might be drowning it out) THE NOISE STOPS SHORTLY AFTER THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED
Here is a YouTube link to both noises being made https://youtube.com/shorts/iDoMvKeGJVI?feature=share. Make sure you turn up your volume so you can actually hear it.
I really don't know what is causing these symptoms so if you have any theories or information regarding any of the symptoms I listed above please let me know. I can check anything you want me to check if you want more information and I will be active on this form so please give me any insight that you have regarding my issue.
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