Clutch problem

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#1
Original: German · machine translated
Hello van anybody help me my clutch pedal (manuel gearbox) stays on the floor and won't come up anymore !!!
So now I can't drive the car anymore.

It's a 4.2 V8 quatro

Edited by steve

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#3
thank you for your reply, if the master slave zylinder is broken ( I think it is ) is this easy to repair !
I have seen them on ebay for about 150 euro for both, so that is o.k.

steve
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#4
Hi,

there are two cylinders: The master, and the slave cylinder. The first one is up at your pedal, the other one is down at the clutch. One of both could be broken - the symptom fits.

But as important as a new cylinder is the correct venting of the clutch afterwards. That may require your Audi dealer as he has the required venting machine. Manual venting often causes troubles!

Bastian
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#5
Hi Steve,
it is recommended to change master and slave cylinder simultaneously. And as Bastian said: Bleeding procedure has to be executed carefully.
And last but not least: The pair of cylinders is available much cheaper than 150€.
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#6
Hi,

I strongly suggest to stay with Audi original parts here. You probably remember my breakdown due to a reproducted, cheaper master cylinder back in 2008. It lasted for not more than 60tkm before it was broken again.

Bastian
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#7
Hi Bastian,
(how funny, to communicate in English),
of course, I remember. But there are quite a lot of differences between the quality of suppliers respectively their parts. I know some very confident part dealers. They deliver high quality spare parts for favourable prices. These parts are quite cheap but not jerry-built. But [censored] happens, and the sudden end of your clutch cylinder might simply also have been bad luck.
There are repair-kits for cylinders available as well. This is the cheapest and very often a successful solution.
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