Audi A4 Quattro Clutch

[danny_p]

all depends how there driven,   if you drive them hard off the line you'll wearing clutches as you can pull off much harder without wheelspin  but the clutch is getting more grief if it's not that  it's ether your unucky and got a crap clutch out the box  or someone rests there foot on the pedal

[Andy-H]

I'd very much agree if the driver leaves their foot on the pedal with the biting point being so high.

When my old one was on its way out, the slightest touch on the pedal would have it spinning 

[AudiA8Quattro]

Well my dad is 68, so no boy racer 
He drives everywhere on light throttle, he didn't even know it was slipping 

[AudiA8Quattro]

Right had a good nose around this morning.
I there is plenty of clearance to move the box out with the car on stands.
The problem i see is accessing the gearbox to engine bolts, particularly the bottom 3 that sit under the subframe.
Anyone? Andy H or Danny?

[Andy-H]

I removed the subframe, was the easiest option 

IIRC it's 4x bolts holding it on. You have to be able to move the gearbox enough to get it past the prop etc.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Thanks mate.
According to ELSA the prop can be tied up out the way, is this a difficult part of the job as in not enough clearance?
The back of the subframe has to be dropped to remove the box, so i take it you dropped the front as well to access the bottom 3 bolts?
Also how many bolts are on the top? access to these looks pretty crap!!
EDIT do you think you can get away with dropping the front of the subframe, or do you need to remove it completely?

[Andy-H]

I just took it all off for ease of it BUT I was in a garage with the car on the lift and the gearbox resting on a stand.

The top bolts around the bell housing weren't that bad once I got into it. Just looked a mither before I tried it  Can't remember how many there were now