Clutch Insanity
#31
The pedal going to the floor isn't just a hydraulic/pressure plate failure, it also applies to cars that completely lose their friction disc. I used to see it every day at the dealer, one side of the friction disc completely falls off from excessive heat, replaced the clutch and DIDN'T replace the slave cylinder and it drove fine.
That link i have does have audi listed in there, but since you have much more experience in the aftermarket world i will take your word for it. I personally would just buy a new flywheel though.
That link i have does have audi listed in there, but since you have much more experience in the aftermarket world i will take your word for it. I personally would just buy a new flywheel though.
Yeah its just hard for people to shell out $500 to replace their stock flywheel when they can just have it resurfaced for $100 or less. Bad enough they are spending a good amount of money to buy a new clutch and labor. So that $400 is a pretty big savings. Its a different story when Audi is flipping the bill. Most people that do end up buying a new flywheel just end up going for a light weight single mass flywheel. Nice thing is that SB offers one that is 20 lbs, which is only 5-6 lbs lighter then the stock dual. But most people end up going for the 15-16 lbs spec Billet Steel single mass flywheel.
#32
This is what I am considering:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LUK-D...spagenameZWD1V
I'm just very stuck on a dual mass design in order to achieve stock smoothness, reliability, and NO CHATTER. A single mass will cause the enigne/tranny to absorb more of the shock of engagement, and thats the last thing my engine/tranny with 170k needs at this time....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LUK-D...spagenameZWD1V
I'm just very stuck on a dual mass design in order to achieve stock smoothness, reliability, and NO CHATTER. A single mass will cause the enigne/tranny to absorb more of the shock of engagement, and thats the last thing my engine/tranny with 170k needs at this time....
Last edited by onepoint8tee; 08-23-2008 at 01:16 PM.
#36
Another thread jack...Im getting a new clutch myself, probably a southbend stage 2 with lwfw. The mechanic quoted me $1200 for labor, bringing the total cost to around 1700. Is this reasonable?
He also said something about how cars with quattro are much more involved when installing the clutch; is this true?
This is the first time ive ever taken my car to a mechanic and this dude seems pretty sleezy. any help would be appreciated
He also said something about how cars with quattro are much more involved when installing the clutch; is this true?
This is the first time ive ever taken my car to a mechanic and this dude seems pretty sleezy. any help would be appreciated
#37
Other than disconnecting an extra drive shaft, I don't know how doing the quattro is much more involved than fwd other than being careful to not let the driveshaft just hang there... and the tranny is bigger/heavier of course.. Same bolt pattern up to the engine and same cutch/pp/flywheel i believe. I've talked to a few different non audi techs about the job and all of them seemed to be way intimidated by messing with the awd for some reason.
#38
Another thread jack...Im getting a new clutch myself, probably a southbend stage 2 with lwfw. The mechanic quoted me $1200 for labor, bringing the total cost to around 1700. Is this reasonable?
He also said something about how cars with quattro are much more involved when installing the clutch; is this true?
This is the first time ive ever taken my car to a mechanic and this dude seems pretty sleezy. any help would be appreciated
He also said something about how cars with quattro are much more involved when installing the clutch; is this true?
This is the first time ive ever taken my car to a mechanic and this dude seems pretty sleezy. any help would be appreciated
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