Why is the clutch pedal stuck on my 2006 Jetta?
My husband requested the master cylinder from the mechanic, he cut open the cylinder and found numerous white plastic chips and a white plastic disc floating and obviously blocking the line to the slave cylinder. Many thanks to this thread and site. My son experienced the same clutch pedal stuck to the floor on his 06 Jetta TDI (130k miles).
How do you remove a flywheel from a clutch?
Remove the 6x 12mm triple square bolts (yellow arrow on one of them, ignore the blue arrow for now) holding the flywheel. Make sure the bolt heads aren’t catching on the flywheel during removal. If the flywheel is broken and jammed to one side, use a pry to rotate the bolt holes until they are in position to remove the bolt heads.
What kind of pressure switch does my Jetta have?
My 03 Jetta has a three wire plug pressure switch on the large line close to the firewall.
How to bleed the brake and clutch fluid on a Mk4 TDI?
For a brake job on your mk3 TDI, see 1000q: front brake. To bleed the clutch on a mk4 a4 VW, see 1000q: mk4 brake and clutch fluid bleed. There are a few small differences. The service manual says to use a pressure bleeder.
What kind of fluid does a VW Jetta use?
The pictures are from a mk5 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. The Audi A3 TDI and other mk5-mk6 VW should be similar but refer to the official factory service manual before working on the car. Your VW/Audi uses the same fluid reservoir for both the clutch and brake.
How to troubleshoot a parking brake or emergency brake?
Engage the parking brake to the lock the rear tires from moving. Step 1: Put on your safety glasses and grab your flashlight Locate the parking brake lever or pedal.
How to check the Master clutch on a Jetta?
You could check the master by having someone hold the clutch petal down with normal force and open the bleeder briefly and then close it. If the master is OK, the petal should sink the rest of the way to the floor to the start position. Without releasing the clutch, see if the starter will engage now.
Is there a clutch switch on an A5 Jetta?
But first some education. With the introduction of CanBus the A5 work quite a bit differently than the A4’s. There is no switch in the usual sense for the clutch.
Where is the ground pin on a Jetta clutch?
To ground pin 4, disconnect the switch connector from the master clutch cylinder. Unwrap the electrical tape enough to see the wires. Pin 4 will go to a purple/black wire.