Have exactly the same issue in a vw Touran. Quoted £490 to fix. I’m two hours I’ve got everything I clipped and I’m waiting for the spare part. I know if I went to a garage, I wouldn’t be quoted that but I think every man should be able to service and do basic repairs on a vehicle they own.

Big smiles as you were in like a ferret to find out the problem...well done agn, Luis. 8-)

Learned something new today I too thought it was the slave in the belhousing,should be metal rod. Well done again keep up the great content.

Glad you got the laughing shaft sorted. 😀👍

You saved me a headache i was told it was my clutch

Heroic work saving that man all that money 💪🏻

Hi Luis,thanks for this video & the tip for just twist & turn the Clutch Master Cylinder to come out ! Saved a lot of hassle! Funny enough got the same colour vehicle too lol😂😂. As always mate keep up Good work & God Bless 😅😊😊

Hi, my pedal also went to bottom! But slav cylinder is Placed inside gearbox, my car is a quattro, so workshop must go in and replace it! They also got me a new coupling, 2000 pound repair went for, nice he? Friend Johnny D Bergh

Thank you so much for posting this up, my shaft broke right at the end inside the master cylinder, i can still use it thank god but at least I'm now confident to sort it, still need ti take pedal out though because the shaft is stuck in that end and the spring dropped out 🤦🏼‍♂️

Thanks for this great content

Brilliant job yet again an honest assement of the fault and repair, I bet the customer was relieved.

Just done a oil pump drive on a A3, So much fun..

good video most common proublem is master bursts usually because clutch pedal was heavy had one or two with this proublem

When I remove the cylinder from the engine bay do I need to pull the shaft out of the cylinder towards the white tubs in the pedal

Wow, my clutch is currently falling like that and I struggle to select gears. The oil has been changed twice in a month now but by different people. They both said I have to change the master cylinder, but the quotation including labor is on another level. Labour is 3x price of the cylinder. I am still trying to figure out what to do, thanks a lot for the video.

Thank you for sharing this video🙏👍🇸🇪

Great fix.

i had the same problem however my master drew air . I did the job removal from engine bay. The pipe assembly needed to be unhinged to get it out of the cilinder. The 2 halfmoon plastic tab are a nightmare to reinstall while in the car . bleeding air on the system slave is also extreem difficult as trapped air in slave wont just come out. I prefill slaves on clutch job due to this.

The brake fluid level does not go low in these vehicles because the feeder pipe for the clutch system is very high on the brake fluid reservoir. Even if there is a leak on the clutch system the fluid in the reservoir reduces up to the point of the feeder pipe.

We’ll explained, thankyou for sharing.

Thank you very helpful

Thanks for your time and effort, my issue is with a skoda, but all the hardware is still the same. Just one question, do you think the cable and pipes would pull through into the drivers bay? it would be a lot easier if it did, I ask as the engine bay on the skoda looks even more crammed full of stuff.

Hi mate got a audi a3 1.6 petrol not going into 3 and 4 and advised

Very helpful thankyou

Great fix.. Thank you for another great video!

I can’t get the plastic rod to come out the back of the peddle any ideas ?

nice job

For what it takes 3 8mm bolts and 3 block connectors from the light switch remove that panel the the 3 13mm nuts take the pedal outits so much easier and I advise get a new white clip coz they always brake iv done loads why make things harder

Tough situation this one, I'm not a fan of over quoting, good will goes a lot further in our trade, but I'd hope the high quotes were for the clearly broken rod AND a new clutch as this was probably the cause

Hi Luis, clearly the new Sachs m-cyl is modified with the flutes on the side of the pushrod as I know these to be troublesome, but plastic parts eh! years ago that would have been steel & never would have broken! Inbuilt obsolescence these days is rife. Do observe one thing though, the color of the brake fluid was black, usually indicative of rubber seal failure somewhere in the system may be the concentric slave cylinder seals are starting to fail, cover your backside man, it may fail in short order! Tell the customer of their discolored fluid & what it may mean. Keith

GOOD ONE THANKS !

So I need to pull the pedal off too?

Nice One mate, thanks for sharing. Do you think the DMF failing was a cause of this Slave cylinder peddle connector breaking ???

The last time I worked on a car with that much plastic in the build it was made by Airfix

Hello sir, did you have any problems getting the clutch hose to snap back into the master cylinder?

Need a similar video for 2003 mk1 audi s3 8l the 1.8t Quattro 225bhp BAM engine code

How easy is it to replace only the white plastic clip inside the pedal assembly? They commonly break and make an annoying clicking sound everytime i step on clutch. I have replacement clip that the ball of the cylinder rests inside. I want to replace without havnt to completely remove and bleed cylinder. Do you know if thats possible? Thanks

hi, my A1's clutch pedal has been sticking, and outside of the car I hear a hissing sound, as if I was trying to fill a punctured tyre. Is it the slave cylinder?

how did you figure its master problem

hi. i have 08 passat 2.0T 6spd manual. last night i lost my clutch, i can press pedal and it comes up. but cannot put in gear. how can I tell if its master or slave cylinder. No leaks anywhere.

Certainly saved the customer a few quid there , excellent job . Why they make things out of plastic baffles me !

Hello, I have just bought a 2008 A3 1.9tdi and the battery light is coming up on 1 turn of key and it struggles to start and when it does the engine cuts out at low revs at junctions. Battery was changed this winter and the seller claims nothing like this has happened to him. Do you have any suggestions please? Many thanks.

Can you describe how you bleed the clutch hydraulics please?

Can you please explain to me how you fit the gasket coz mine falls off when i disconnect the pipe towards the slave cylinder.Thanks in advance!

First, First, First !!!! Do a purge of the pedal and replace all the brake liquid with new. With a syringe and a little plastic tube suck all the liquid. Press completely your pedal and suck (to suck receptor liquid). In my case (leon 2.0 tdi 170 2010) with the same symptom all goes well since 1.5 year since the problem. The problem was that some dirt come to the system in the pedal, that lock the movement (in my case).

Hello sir, do you know the clutch sensor position? Where it is?

Thanks :)

My clutch pedal is light till half way down it had a new clutch just over a year ago should I replace the clutch master cylinder

I have this issue I had done 3 clutch’s in 2 Years now my pedal has finally gone replaced the clutch and slave and still no pedal breaks are Fine .where did you buy this part and what is it called

Just done this job struggling to get the pipe on the bottom with the clip to be air tight is there a seal that could have fallen out?

a bad slave cylinder can cause the break in the shaft on the master. The slave binds up and a human leg is strong enough the snap the crappy plastic parts used by VW/Audi/Skoda

I wonder why there’s an electric plug on the clutch pedal? Maybe that’s what stops car revving over 3k when clutch is down, also I guess u need to depress clutch to start some cars

Wish you would show part numbers of new parts required as this would help you viewers source new parts

Any idea 💡 what year car effected oil pump failure?

It is possible that something is broken inside this pump? I have the exact same problem and i dont want to spend 1k euro to replace the entire system like most of the mechanics want from me

20 grand car wen new made from plastic . you saved the guy some money there

You forgot to show how to disconnect the pipes on the rear of slave cylinder inside bonnet cause that's the bit am stuck on the but video jumped that bit

Hi were is the bleeder on gearbox or pedal

I’ve got Audi A3 2011 and I’ve got no clutch . Similar to this . Not sure if it’s slave cylinder or master cylinder. Help!

I have a mk7 gti the clutch is slipping in the morning but when I drive the car for a while it’s good I bleed it but same problem

How do the other pipe come off do u just pull it 🤔

The great German 'premium' car con. Win over customers with the interior quality, but use cheap and feeble plastic components for critical parts not seen by the average customer.

Good job,but you should of recommended the owner of this car to flush the brake fluid as it's so dark ,it was dripping black drops while you were holding the master cylinder.

I have an Audi A3 8P (2007) i had an issue like this. My master clutch cylinder broke in the same way as in the video. The reason for why it snapped is because of it suddenly having a whole lot of pressure in the clutch pedal and the plastic rod just couldn't take it. I got the master cylinder replaced and all was fine. But after around 60 days I began having problems shifting again. The clutchpedal sometimes went back slowly instead of as it normally should when let go. I had the brake fluid replaced which is probably the reason for it holding up a bit longer than it should've. What I believe is the issue for my case is that the slave clutch cylinder may be leaking or maybe it gathers air. I'm not a mechanic, so I am simply speculating. What do you guys think it may be? The master cylinder did break from the begining, but it doesn't seem to be the cause of the issue.

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How did you bleed it?

As they say "patience is a virtue" but man watching this video tried my patience. Thanks for the diagnosis, but man oh man....what a Looooonnngggg winded story you told there.... ( I think this story could have been told in about three minutes tops. )

Good job Lewis that's an extremely cheap & weak design by VAG

Can you show the bleeding process please

After the replacement of the Master cylinder (by a mechanic, not me) the clutch become very hard to press.

Audi main dealers are total bandits. My a4 went in for a cam belt and was later informed the oil seals needed replacing on the camshafts and the camshafts had to be removed to do this at a cost of an extra £400 . My Audi had only 40k on the clock so I believe it was all lies. Never went back again .

Can you translet in french please...

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Hi Luis, I admire your channel, but... as soon as someone starts broadcasting his work, he should stop doing it 'garage' way - showing how you mess around with car fluids, in this case dripping breake fluid all over your driveway, is not a good example to follow. The rest is top performance as usually. Peace! 😜

Thank you very useful . Just concentrate on the important things . To much talking without coming to the point

you replaced master cylinder, not slave.

No mention of changing seals which is very important.

I would advice anyone never never by from a Audi company deal or you will pay over the nose these people live of your commission and laugh at you because hes just ripped you off big time

Do not buy an A3 if that is a indication of the engineering.