I bought a 1996 A4 Qm w/72k (90% city according to the 1 previous owner) on the odo.After about 2500 mi I noticed a bit of clutch slippage and by 3k it was gone and left a rank smell in its wake. I (with my dad) installed a new aftermaket (upgraded) clutch. We used an alignment tool, IT'S NOT IN BACKWARDS (see some other guy's post), and marked the shift linkage. It's all back together & after about 2 hours of bleeding the hydro line I still have issues. I can shift into any gear with the car off but once I start it I am unable to put the car in gear. I feel like I have use of clutch but am unable to shift. Any help please.

 

what aftermarket kit did you get? it could be your slave cylinder.

 

SouthBend Stage 3. I had no issues until clutch burned out & was easy on it when I noticed the slipping. IME slaves don't go out that easy (& quickly)but this is my 1st Audi MT.

 

Stock flywheel or LWFW and do you remember if you ordered a unsprung disk or sprung disk?

 

stock flywheel & i'm pretty sure it was a sprung disc

 

I'm half way wondering if there A) isn't still air in the lines as it has about 4 dozen 90% angles in which air can get stuck or B) the linkage is off if the rear drive rotated 1/8-1/4". Any guesses? I'm gonna put a new slave cylinder on it as a precaution (though I belive it's ok the car does have 75k on it and wouldn't hurt for only $75) but I still think it's something else and you appreciate any feedback or imput from someone who has suffer the same issue I am having.

 

input - i meant input sorry

 

That is most likely your issue. A unsprung disk must be used withthe stock dual mass flywheel. There just isn't enough room for a standard sprung disk to fit with the stock flywheel.


You might need to pull the trans back out and see if it is a sprung disk. Also check your order to see if you did place an order for a clutch kit for a stock flywheel. If you took any pics of the parts that were in the box you might want to look at them to see what disk you installed.

 

ok which one of these clutches was it?
1)


2)


3)

 

After another 2 hours of bleeding the lines I have full use of 3-4-5 & Reverse still no 1 & 2.