hard to shift

sometimes it is super easy to push in my clutch pedal. then other times it is really hard and i can only get it like half way down, and it dose not shift easy. also many times it will just start spinning really bad while driving. i have bled it before and that did not help much. some guys that i work with think that it might be the slave cylinder. what do you guys think? how do i know if the slave is going out.
thanks.

Year, model, mods? What will start spinnning?

sorry about that. it is a 98 tsi awd and it has a 16g and a 3" exhaust. my clutch witch is what i was talking about is the thing that will start spinning. the pedal will get very stiff after awhile to.
thanks again.
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I'm not familiar with AWDs, sorry can't help.

Thats very odd that the pedal gets that stiff after a while. I would check for binding when it does this and make sure nothing is in the way of the slave cylinder moving. I guess the hydroliics could be going bad and f*ing up.

You also said your clutch is slipping? Your clutch may be going bad anyways. Your going to have to drop the tranny pretty soon to replace it. I would check everything out while your in there. Make sure nothing is binding.

well the clutch is not that old maybe like 5-6 months. i am not sure what to do. thanks for the impute and for helping me with the sig.

can you turn left all the way with the clutch out while driving?

can you turn left all the way with the clutch out while driving?

yes i can. I am pretty stumped on this one and is bugging me bad. do you guys think that it could be a good idea to change the slave cylinder and see what happends??

also this is off the topic but i am going to swap to a 6 bolt motor and was wondering if i need a 1 gen tranny for it to work.
thanks

yes i can. I am pretty stumped on this one and is bugging me bad. do you guys think that it could be a good idea to change the slave cylinder and see what happends??

also this is off the topic but i am going to swap to a 6 bolt motor and was wondering if i need a 1 gen tranny for it to work.
thanks
only thing i can think of is the flywheel having a high spot... :screwy: if you are not leaking anything, the clutch wouldnt get HARDER from a leaky slave/master/clutch line...

well what will happen is everything will be working somewhat ok and then for some weird reason the last like 4 inches will be super hard to push. it is not intell
this happens that the clutch will spin and it is grinds.

Is there shit in the way under your pedal? Grease that bad boy up and see if that helps.

i will have to try that. but i dont think that it would help with the spinning clutch but hell at this rate i will try anything.

Sounds like you don't have your clutch pedal adjusted right. If it's adjusted too much either way, it will either be super light, go all the way to the floor, and still not be completely disengaged, or else get very stiff and not completely engage. That causes the clutch to slip. What happens is that the master won't close all the way, and the fluid builds up pressure on the clutch.

First of all, to check your slave, push the little boot aside and see if there is fluid on the rod. If there is, make sure its not just oil or grime from the motor, then your slave is bad, and you should replace it. To check your master cylinder, fell THAT rod, and if there is fluid on that, replace it.

To adjust your clutch, get under your dash and find the master cylinder rod. Use a 12mm wrench to loosen the lock-nut on the rod, and then use a small(i think 8mm) wrench to turn the rod. The rod is completely smooth and cylindrical, except for a small flat area. anyways, turn the rod counter-clockwise. This will loosen it. In your case, I'd say turn it about 2 turns. Then go out for a drive, let the car warm up, and see how it feels, and more importantly how it shifts. If it still gets ultra-stiff and slips, repeat the above-mentioned step. You want the clutch pedal to be pretty easy to push down for about an inch or two, and then start to get hard the farther down you go. But remember to make your final adjustments to that rod when the car is at normal op temp and running.

ok guys i know this thred is kinda old but im havin about the same problems, i have a 90 ,tsi, awd, stock to the bone, its hard to get it into gear even when the car in not running and it grinds most, well all the time now, when i first got the car running it would not go into gear all all, i replaced the slave, it was bad (leaking) bled the hell out of it, still no clutch, relpaced the master beld the hell out of it again, then i had every gear but first, it would grind big time but after playing with with pedal (pumping it a few times) it seamed to go into gear ok, but now i cant get it into any gears, the car sits , its my project car i bought about 7 months ago so im not drivin it and i dont get y i would be able to put it in gear fine one day but not the next, im thoughts are eather, miss adjusted pedal, shift linkage, or somthin in the trans its self.
ANY input would be great

thanks guys

ok guys i know this thred is kinda old but im havin about the same problems, i have a 90 ,tsi, awd, stock to the bone, its hard to get it into gear even when the car in not running and it grinds most, well all the time now, when i first got the car running it would not go into gear all all, i replaced the slave, it was bad (leaking) bled the hell out of it, still no clutch, relpaced the master beld the hell out of it again, then i had every gear but first, it would grind big time but after playing with with pedal (pumping it a few times) it seamed to go into gear ok, but now i cant get it into any gears, the car sits , its my project car i bought about 7 months ago so im not drivin it and i dont get y i would be able to put it in gear fine one day but not the next, im thoughts are eather, miss adjusted pedal, shift linkage, or somthin in the trans its self.
ANY input would be great

thanks guys



try to make sure all the bolts from the tranny to the engine are secure. i have a 1994 eclipse gs turbo and the bolt from the tranny to the engine right by the slave broke a few times. therefore wen u push in the clutch the engine and the tranny will seperate. better check it fast cuz i blew about three throw out bearings because of that problem.

ok guys i know this thred is kinda old but im havin about the same problems, i have a 90 ,tsi, awd, stock to the bone, its hard to get it into gear even when the car in not running and it grinds most, well all the time now, when i first got the car running it would not go into gear all all, i replaced the slave, it was bad (leaking) bled the hell out of it, still no clutch, relpaced the master beld the hell out of it again, then i had every gear but first, it would grind big time but after playing with with pedal (pumping it a few times) it seamed to go into gear ok, but now i cant get it into any gears, the car sits , its my project car i bought about 7 months ago so im not drivin it and i dont get y i would be able to put it in gear fine one day but not the next, im thoughts are eather, miss adjusted pedal, shift linkage, or somthin in the trans its self.
ANY input would be great

thanks guys


Hmm sounds like someone beat the hell out of that transmission.
Ok, typically if the car grinds you either are not extending the clutch release fork all the way ( shift fork , throw out fork , etc. ) this could be from various things like you have a leaking hydrolic system via slave or master , shallow pedal depths or your synchros are shot.

If the transmission won't go in gear at either dead or idle or drive then it is most likely shot internals. The gear sliders are probably all broken to shit. All in all , you are still looking at a tranny rebuild.

i figured it out , i had to adjust the pedal out about 2- 2-1/2 turns and that did the trick, im not sure y it was not going into gear when the car was off, but since i played with the adjustments it works perfect. i was not sure if that was it at first cause it looks like the guy b 4 me tryed to make a short throw shifter, and i thought the shift selector cables were out of adj. . about how long is a normal shift lever in a 90 tsi? mines about 7 ish. i believe.
thanks for the input guys