Hello all.
Just looking for some advice on what my options are really, does anyone have any insight on the following?
The issue....
I have a mk4 Golf [ARL], and the clutch is starting to slip. I don't really know how long it is going to last, but i'm driving miss daisy at the moment [not liking the sedate, fuel saving driving either!] and despite noticing the slipping about 4-6 weeks ago it doesn't seem to be getting any worse. Does anyone know how long i might expect it to carry on like this, or am i really just wondering how long a piece of string is?
I have AA breakdown cover, which covers parts/labour, but in the small print it states that moving parts of the clutch are not covered. So another question [not being a mechanic i don't have a clue] is...What are the moving parts of a clutch that wouldn't be covered?
Having a young family, i decided to contact the AA to see if they'd consider preventative maintenance, they couldn't give me a difinitive answer, despite being passed from pillar to post. I got the impression that it really comes down to the attending AA person and what they diagnose. The way the cover works, is the AA attend the scene and if the car cannot continue the journey, they recover your car to a garage [of your choice i think], where the car is then assessed by the garage and details of the damage is given to the AA.
Bearing this in mind, is there a way of me 'ensuring' the clutch fails? Is it just a case of driving the car hard with lots of gear changes forcing the issue? Is there a better way of getting the clutch to fail? Am i risking damage to other parts of the car by performing such actions?
Sorry for the book, but any help anyone may be able to provide would be much appreciated.
Michael
