Re: New Clutch
 

On 4 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0400, TCCdestroy
<UseLinkToEmail@> wrote:

>my clutch is about to go out on my ’98 A4 1.8T. I am planning to
>replace it with something of stage II caliber. If anyone has any
>suggestions or ideas for a new one, post a link so I can take a look.

How many miles on the one that's dying? I've gotten 88k on my own '98
A4 2.8, and it's still going great. If your mileage is similar, I
suggest you also replace your clutch usage habits with less abusive
ones so your expensive replacement lasts as long if not longer.

Re: New Clutch
 

In article <1ibjc1lehj0p3g6vt233hi4avg85ioqjqu@4ax.com>,
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
>On 4 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0400, TCCdestroy
><UseLinkToEmail@> wrote:
>
>>my clutch is about to go out on my ’98 A4 1.8T. I am planning to
>>replace it with something of stage II caliber. If anyone has any
>>suggestions or ideas for a new one, post a link so I can take a look.
>
>How many miles on the one that's dying? I've gotten 88k on my own '98
>A4 2.8, and it's still going great. If your mileage is similar, I
>suggest you also replace your clutch usage habits with less abusive
>ones so your expensive replacement lasts as long if not longer.

The clutch on my 2001 S4 died last spring with about 65,000 miles
on it. It didn't fade away slowly. It took about 10 minutes to go
from working to dead. Apparently a part broke inside which caused
slipping which caused overheating which killed the clutch cylinders.
About 10 minutes after I started driving shifting grew difficult and
next time I stopped 10 minutes later it wouldn't go back into gear.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

Re: New Clutch
 

In article <1ibjc1lehj0p3g6vt233hi4avg85ioqjqu@4ax.com>,
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
>On 4 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0400, TCCdestroy
><UseLinkToEmail@> wrote:
>
>>my clutch is about to go out on my ’98 A4 1.8T. I am planning to
>>replace it with something of stage II caliber. If anyone has any
>>suggestions or ideas for a new one, post a link so I can take a look.
>
>How many miles on the one that's dying? I've gotten 88k on my own '98
>A4 2.8, and it's still going great. If your mileage is similar, I
>suggest you also replace your clutch usage habits with less abusive
>ones so your expensive replacement lasts as long if not longer.

The clutch on my 2001 S4 died last spring with about 65,000 miles
on it. It didn't fade away slowly. It took about 10 minutes to go
from working to dead. Apparently a part broke inside which caused
slipping which caused overheating which killed the clutch cylinders.
About 10 minutes after I started driving shifting grew difficult and
next time I stopped 10 minutes later it wouldn't go back into gear.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

Re: New Clutch
 

In article <1ibjc1lehj0p3g6vt233hi4avg85ioqjqu@4ax.com>,
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
>On 4 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0400, TCCdestroy
><UseLinkToEmail@> wrote:
>
>>my clutch is about to go out on my ’98 A4 1.8T. I am planning to
>>replace it with something of stage II caliber. If anyone has any
>>suggestions or ideas for a new one, post a link so I can take a look.
>
>How many miles on the one that's dying? I've gotten 88k on my own '98
>A4 2.8, and it's still going great. If your mileage is similar, I
>suggest you also replace your clutch usage habits with less abusive
>ones so your expensive replacement lasts as long if not longer.

The clutch on my 2001 S4 died last spring with about 65,000 miles
on it. It didn't fade away slowly. It took about 10 minutes to go
from working to dead. Apparently a part broke inside which caused
slipping which caused overheating which killed the clutch cylinders.
About 10 minutes after I started driving shifting grew difficult and
next time I stopped 10 minutes later it wouldn't go back into gear.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

Re: New Clutch
 

In article <1ibjc1lehj0p3g6vt233hi4avg85ioqjqu@4ax.com>,
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
>On 4 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0400, TCCdestroy
><UseLinkToEmail@> wrote:
>
>>my clutch is about to go out on my ’98 A4 1.8T. I am planning to
>>replace it with something of stage II caliber. If anyone has any
>>suggestions or ideas for a new one, post a link so I can take a look.
>
>How many miles on the one that's dying? I've gotten 88k on my own '98
>A4 2.8, and it's still going great. If your mileage is similar, I
>suggest you also replace your clutch usage habits with less abusive
>ones so your expensive replacement lasts as long if not longer.

The clutch on my 2001 S4 died last spring with about 65,000 miles
on it. It didn't fade away slowly. It took about 10 minutes to go
from working to dead. Apparently a part broke inside which caused
slipping which caused overheating which killed the clutch cylinders.
About 10 minutes after I started driving shifting grew difficult and
next time I stopped 10 minutes later it wouldn't go back into gear.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)