Have a 95 GTI VR6 with 125K Miles. Clutch was replaced about 1 1/2 years ago and it seemed perfect until this afternoon. Day of driving then noticed a clicking sound when I accelerated - like a tic-tic noise. Stoped the car and reved to determine if it was a timing chain or something else. No noise - even when the accel was pressed. Starting driving again. Noise became a little louder and more frequent. Pressed the clutch at a light and it first seemed a little soft then wouldn't go back. Pulled it back and tried pressing it - was very hard and when I did press it I felt a occillation and it was very hard. Couldn't depress the pedal and the clutch cannot be disengaged to shift. My thought is that the master or slave cylinder is messed up or the pressure plate/release bearing is totally gone - like the clutch release mech is shot. Am going to pull off the slave cylinder to see if the rod piston is ok or is that a waste of time and I should sent it back the to person who did the job over a year ago - maybe if the part is defective they'll work with me on the fix charge.?!!
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20 years ago