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Pressure Plate Finger Failure
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hobbes213
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Jul 3, 2008, 9:33 AM
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Pressure Plate Finger Failure
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So I have a 2003 audi A4 1.8L quattro with less than 60,000 miles on it and check out what happened....
I was teaching a friend to drive stick on this car (I know, bad idea, but hey) and she ended up smoking the clutch really badly. Afraid she hurt the car, I limped it about a mile back home and let everything cool down.
Next morning I turned the car on and it wouldnt go into gear (i.e. could slide the shifter in and out of gear with no clutch), so I had it towed to my mechanic to replace the clutch and throwout bearing... when he took everything apart, he noticed a couple of holes in the bell housing of my transmission. Upon further inspection, it turns out, the rivet that holds one of the fingers on the pressure plate had snapped and turned the finger into a hedge trimmer, tearing up the housing.
So my question comes in a few parts...
1. Would this have happened anyway, regardless if I was driving or a friend?
2. My mechanic is a guy I trust, but, if he welds the holes (if it's even possible) is it safe?
3. Anyone seen anything like this before?
4. My mechanic said that if he cant weld it I would most likely need a new or used transmission... how much do those run for this type of car?
Thanks a lot guys.
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