[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Argh That's usually something slipping, and that is usually the front broken off the front clutch drum.

Assuming you don't fancy a full rebuild, replacing the clutch drum is DIY'able if you're able to get the gearbox out. Its available new from ZF dealers, or you could use a donor gearbox, although that's a risk that it also has a cracked drum. Prestige have a dead one in at the moment I think, although I don't recall what the fault was.

Unfortunately no time and no facilities to DIY it if the box need to come off, and not worth paying someone else to do it as car when working was worth £1k at most. I did replace clutch and flywheel on A6 on the drive but car was just high enough to disconnect the box not to actually remove it from under car.

Unless it's a solenoid or something else I can DIY from under the car without removing the box I am afraid it will be the end of S8.