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Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:35 am Post subject:
audi a6 clutch |
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Thinking of buying a 2000 80k miler 1.9 tdi A6. Test drove it it
yesterday and the clutch feels incredibly heavy. The bite is high up
with no slippage so the clutch itself seems ok. Right? So is it just
that the clutches in the a6 tdi are heavy? Its so heavy that it was
uncomfortable to drive. Getting back into my 95 1.6 a4 petrol the
clutch feels as light as a feather. Any advice? Or care to offer an
opinion?
Many thanks
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Peter Bell
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:24 am Post subject:
Re: audi a6 clutch |
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In message <1131658531.601033.302540@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>
bob_pro1@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
| Quote: | So is it just that the clutches in the a6 tdi are heavy?
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The clutches on TDis tend to be heavier than those on the petrol
equivalents. Whether this one is abnormally heavy is difficult to judge
unless you are able to compare with another, similarly specified, car.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily') |
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:
Re: audi a6 clutch |
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Peter Bell wrote:
| Quote: | In message <1131658531.601033.302540@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com
bob_pro1@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
So is it just that the clutches in the a6 tdi are heavy?
The clutches on TDis tend to be heavier than those on the petrol
equivalents. Whether this one is abnormally heavy is difficult to judge
unless you are able to compare with another, similarly specified, car.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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If it was abnormally heavy what would be the cause of this? Is it the
clutch going even though in every other aspect the clutch feels fine?
Are the clutches on a cable or are they hydraulic? Any ideas?
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Steve Sears
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: audi a6 clutch |
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Bob,
They're not on a cable, Audi stopped using cable actuated clutches in the
60's (or 70's?).
A stiff clutch may be part of the clutch binding (like the throwout
bearing), or a sticky master or slave cylinder...or even binding of the
pedal arm itself.
I have heard quite a few complaints about heavy clutch pedals on Audis
here - it may not be an equipment malfunction, and unless you can get a
custom clutch pedal arm with a pivot point moved towards the master
cylinder, you might have to just deal with the heavy clutch. I'm sure
there's folks on Audiworld that would go for a group buy on a kit......
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - hydraulically actuated clutch - new master failing almost
as soon as it was put in - new new master going in on Monday
1980 Audi 5k - hydraulically actuated clutch
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - cable actuated clutches (+ 1
vacuum actuated clutch in parts...)
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If it was abnormally heavy what would be the cause of this? Is it the
clutch going even though in every other aspect the clutch feels fine?
Are the clutches on a cable or are they hydraulic? Any ideas?
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:16 am Post subject:
Re: audi a6 clutch |
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Thanks for the info Steve. I'll take for another test drive on Sunday
and make my decision then. |
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Spooky
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:
Re: audi a6 clutch |
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<bob_pro1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Thanks for the info Steve. I'll take for another test drive on Sunday
and make my decision then.
I have a 1.9tdi A4, also on 80K, which presumably has the same engine, |
clutch and 'box as the A6 model, and the clutch is no heavier than my
previous transport which was a petrol model. |
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