The engine of your car is sophisticated, it is not always easy to interpret all the signs it sends us. Nevertheless, it is definitely essential to try to stay on alert for the slightest sign of weakness in your vehicle to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Audi Tt, you’re right to have started investigating. It’s a problem that must be taken into account rather quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable vehicle. To help you in your way our team has decided to produce this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right decisions to avoid aggravating the problem and be certain that it is indeed the problem you are victim of. To achieve this, we will first check out what a slipping clutch on Audi Tt is and how to check that this is what is happening to you, and then, what steps can be taken to correct the problem.
What is slipping clutch on Audi Tt and how to identify it?
A Audi Tt with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Audi Tt is the component that allows your automobile to shift gears. It is located 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 Tt 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 worn for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to identify clutch slipping on an Audi Tt?
There are several methods to find out that the clutch of your Audi Tt is slipping. You can conduct all of these examinations 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 also experience a burning smell.
To validate the first statement, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first one, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your car carefully, in the event that your engine motor rises in revs but the Audi Tt keeps stationary it is the sign of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your vehicle should stall, if not, your clutch is probably dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Audi Tt?
Some advices to avoir the wear of your Audi Tt clutch
We will at this point give you some suggestions to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Audi Tt. To begin with, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very light you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will eventually lead to a complete change of the clutch kit. An additional point not to be neglected, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must constantly be adapted to the speed of your engine motor. If 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 Tt clutch
At last, in this last portion, we will talk about the repair part. In case the clutch of your Audi Tt is useless, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other option than to phone the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the case, take note that you will have to change the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is estimated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the mechanic.
If you have any additional questions about the Audi Tt, do not hesitate to consult our Audi Tt category.
