The engine of your car is elaborate, it is not always easy to interpret all the symptoms it sends us. Nevertheless, it is totally essential to try to stay on alert for the slightest symptom of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the sense that your clutch is slipping on your Audi A3, you’re right to have started examining. It’s a problem that must be taken into account as soon as possible, otherwise you could end up with an useless car. To help you in your way our team has decided to write this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right decisions to avoid aggravating the issue and ensure that it is indeed the trouble you are victim of. To get this done, we will first take a look at what a slipping clutch on Audi A3 is and how to check that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what measures can be taken to resolve the issue.
What is slipping clutch on Audi A3 and how to recognize it?
A Audi A3 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Audi A3 is the component that permits your automobile to shift gears. It is placed between your gearbox and your engine. It is the component that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will receive the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Audi A3 slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too damaged for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to recognize clutch slipping on an Audi A3?
There are several ways to find out that the clutch of your Audi A3 is slipping. You can execute all of these tests on your own.
You can simply find out that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may as well encounter a burning smell.
To validate the first statement, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first gear, accelerate moderately by releasing the clutch of your vehicle gently, if it turns out your engine rises in revs but the Audi A3 remains stationary it is the symptom of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your car should stall, if not, your clutch is most likely dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Audi A3?
Limit the wear of your Audi A3 clutch
We will at this point give you some tips to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Audi A3. Firstly, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will eventually result in a complete change of the clutch kit. An additional point not to be neglected, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, your acceleration must always be adapted to the velocity of your engine. In the event that you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Audi A3 clutch
Finally, in this last part, we will address the repair part. In circumstance the clutch of your Audi A3 is dead, you may be stuck at a standstill and have no other choice than to call the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the circumstance, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair necessitates quite a few hours of work and is estimated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the mechanic.
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