Recently my daily commute has been tainted by a squeaky clutch. It sounds like a slow "crreeeaaaaak." A guy in the archives says they replaced his entire clutch. Another said that seemed like overkill. I recently drove another's 1.8T and noticed that his shifter was much smoother than mine and his clutch spring was much looser. How can I take some of the clunk out of shifting? Can I have them reduce the tension in the clutch petal? Should I set up a mouse trap for the squeek?<p>By the way, would rubbing some kind of lubricant into the manual shifter joint help??<p>David

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Whatever you do, don't use a spray lube like silicon. It aggrevates the problem in<br>the long run. Trust me. ;-)<p>My squeek required a new master (or slave) cylinder. The dealer lubed the pivot<br>and other parts with the appropriate grease, as well replaced the shims. It did not<br>work. My clutch has been squeek-free now for 15K miles.<p>E<br>86 4KS<br>96 A4QM

I had the same problem a year or two ago. Lubricaton didn't work. The dealer had to replace something (I think the master cylinder--would have to check my records) under warranty. Fixed it for me.<p>richard b<br>96 2.8 QM