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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« on: 24 December 2011, 00:17 »
My dad's clutch is slipping  :sick:
Car is 2001 (8E) A4 Quattro Sport 1.8T 150bhp.
Has anyone done this job? can it be done at home without any lifting equipment?
Also i see Euro Car Parts do a solid flywheel conversion, has anyone fitted one? are they any good?
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #1 on: 24 December 2011, 09:16 »
maybe with a jack with a large platform on it, I bet the box is seriously heavy!

dunno about the flywheel, they are supposed to be a bad idea on the diesels but might be a good idea on the petrols?

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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #2 on: 24 December 2011, 10:04 »
Ive seen one being struggled out but that was on a 2 poster so...  :undecided:
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #3 on: 24 December 2011, 10:28 »
i know DannyP's done A4/Passat/A6 clutch changes and nearly been flattened by the gearbox.

I've made up cradles to go on jacks to hold gearboxes before now - helps a lot, especially if you're working on the floor.
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #4 on: 24 December 2011, 11:08 »
Thanks for the replies.
I was thinking of making up something for jack to support the box, problem is, i'll probably be working alone so i'm not keen.
I've done a few clutches, but all have been on golfs..
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #5 on: 24 December 2011, 11:57 »
beware of that box,   some of them are seriously f**king heavy.

as it's a 1.8 T and quattro  i would very tempted to do the job backwards, leave the gearbox exactly where it is and take the engine out.

theres  more stuff to undo but it comes undone easyer, nice big hole to lift it out of and that way you get to drop the sump and clean the oil pickup at the same time for littel extra effort.

the big twerp with a quattro boxes is they are heavy and awkward and difficult to get lifting kit on.  so you have to push them up into place, on your own thats not going to happen TBH  unless you have a ramp and a gearbox lift   as your arms are just crap at lifting stuff up off the floor beside you when your lead on your back.

if you have the box sat on your chest you can lift them,  but it's risky,   last time i did that i sliped   and the box came down on me and pinned my arms  i was stuck for quite a while that was a big auto box  the 1.8T box won't be that heavy.


it a 2 person job to relocate the box id say   or youd do it with one the other way round
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #6 on: 24 December 2011, 11:59 »
singelmass flywheel on petrol  go for it :smiley: 

on diesle not such a good idea
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #7 on: 24 December 2011, 15:39 »
Thanks Danny.
Its a manual box, although its a quattro, its doesn't look as big as the auto box on my A8.
I did consider doing it in reverse, problem being i haven't bought a hoist yet  :rolleyes:
What do you think of this? it looks good to me

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-53095-150Kg-Floor-Transmission-Jack-/280650685461?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item4158159c15

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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #8 on: 24 December 2011, 16:18 »
Bloody hell - that's nearly £100!

For another £30 I'd pick up a new engine hoist first.  You'll use it WAY more.

Plus you can replicate that transmission jack with a normal trolley jack and a ratchet strap.
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Re: Audi A4 Quattro Clutch
« Reply #9 on: 24 December 2011, 16:45 »
that transmition jack looks crap TBH,   buy an engine crane instead  far more usefull.

my transmition jack is just a couple of bits of box section that get bolted welded to the trolly jack on demand 

just sugesting takeing the engine out to do it as the 1.8T's come out easy  compared to some of the engines. 
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