I know i am an idiot, but i made the mistake of letting my girlfiend dirve my car. uNfortunatel, she is more of an idiot than i once imagined. While shifting into 3rd gear, she only ket the clutch about halfway out and slammed on the gas. The engine revved up to 7000 rpm for almost 3 seconds, buring the clutch the whole time. It was the most disgusting thing i have ever smelled. Now, whenever I drive and I get out of the car, i can faintly smell the smell of burned clutch. My question is what kind of damage this did to my clutch, and will it maybe need to be replaced soon? BTW I have a 1998 1.8T QUattro with 83,000 miles.

Thanks
Joe

 

is it slipping yet but in in high gear at low speeds and put your foot to the floor and see if the rpm goes up but the car isn't going any faster

 

The clutch is probably glazed. Does the clutch engage any differently now?

 

haha thats sux man. Does the clutch still have the same realise point? does any of the gears slip?

 

itll smell for a day then itll go back to normal.

my fiancee was driving mine and took off in 3rd the whole time. i didnt mind it gave me an excuse to get a twin plate

 

haha good call

 

My sis was driving mine and using her female skills effectivly and started out on a hill in 3rd and couldnt figure out why she couldnt go untill the clutch was in three pieces(literly).

 

oooooooooo....he'll feel that one in the morning

 

wow dave systems operator huh? btw wtf is that?

 

Sounds like the the guy in the Matrix (tank?)