MK2 16v clutch popped

[jimmy1182]

Hey all,

I have a 1988 MK2 16v, i got in it the other day, started it fine and when i put my fut on the clutch there was a popping/snapping sound and the pedal went to the floor. 
 I thought it was the clutch cable but after inspecting it, it was all fine.
The nice man from the RAC who towed me home said there was a link between the lever arm and the clutch which has gone and i need a whole new clutch?

From what you've read does anyone know what is wrong and which bits i need, and in fact whether i need a whole new clutch?

Any help would be great.

Cheers

[AudiA8Quattro]

The pushrod in the gearbox may have gone through the packing plate on the pressure plate.
Time to renew the whole clutch if that is the case.

[rubjonny]

Before you do anything else, remove the green end cap and check the clutch actuation finger, it may be cracked.  Jack it up a little on the passenger side, otherwise you'll loose a bit of box oil.  Have a new green end cap & release bearing ready, cheap from GSF.  If the finger looks ok, its a box off job as the release plate thing has prob gone as mister audi100 says.

In this case dont bother fitting the new cap & bearing, just put the old one in for now, becasue it makes it alot easer to replace the pushrod bush & seal if you tap it out from behind, I pushed summat long & thin into the pushrod hole, small enough to fit down the hole, but large enough to hit the pushrod bush.  Then I slid the pushrod down after it and gently tapped the bush out
Don't forget to replace the input shaft seal as well.

If all that sounds like a foreign language, have a read through of this:
http://www.brokevw.com

Explains everything in English & lots of pictures