Clutch pedal travel

Troender

Troender

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Today I had the stabilizer bar changed on both sides of my A2. At the same time, I asked my mechanic to take a test drive, because I suspect that my clutch will need replacement soon. The clutch pedal must be released almost all the way to engage. But my mechanic wasn't sure if the Clutch was ready for replacement yet. He said that certain car brands have pedals that engages that far out, and that he does not know if Audi is like that.

What is your experience with your A2s? Does your clutch pedal have long travel?
 
My 1.4 is exactly the same, you need to lift your foot very high for the car to move in first gear but fine when driving, which is completely different feel to my FSi & Tdi, so I think possibly the clutch needs replacing but all the time its working why spent the money.
 
Before even considering a clutch replacement when was the clutch fluid changed. It should be replaced 3 years from new then every two years after that.
 
The clutch on my FSI has been high ever since I bought it. I've now done about 50k miles, and it doesn't feel any different.
 
Ami said:
Does changing the Brake/Clutch fluid effect the clutch travel ?
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Not bleeding the clutch when you bleed the brakes risks letting air into the system and leaves you with inconsistent clutch performance.

My 1.4 clutch (for what it's worth) starts engaging almost immediately the clutch pedal starts lifting, although it doesn't fully engage until the pedal is at least 50% of the way up.
 
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steve_c said:
Not bleeding the clutch when you bleed the brakes risks letting air into the system and leaves you with inconsistent clutch performance.

My 1.4 clutch (for what it's worth) starts engaging almost immediately the clutch pedal starts lifting, although it doesn't fully engage until the pedal is at least 50% of the way up.
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Thanks for confirming, so basically replace Brake/Clutch fluid & the bleeding could have the desired effect on the clutch pedal consistency.
 
Exe_Chris said:
The clutch on my FSI has been high ever since I bought it. I've now done about 50k miles, and it doesn't feel any different.
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Thats the answer I was hoping for, but will do a fluid change & bleed the system as well, Steve @A2Steve has a valid point.
 
Not flushing the clutch leaves contamination in the system. The brakes operate at a far higher pressure due to the ABS pump so the fluid gets circulated far better. The clutch is just a glorified syringe and just recycles the fluid in the line once filled. Contaminates build up as they dropout in the lower pressure of the clutch system.

The manufacturer states the brake fluid is change 3 years from new then every two years after that and the clutch be done at the same time. Crazy to at least initially blame the clutch due to lack of scheduled maintenance.
 
On our grey tdi the clutch was high, and it had a release bearing type rattle that’s quite loud on tickover. I changed it, but there was plenty left on it and didn’t really need it, however it’s now very light and the pedal is half way. It’s made our other a2’s clutches feel heavy in comparison
 
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