Disher04

I just had the AWE stage 2 clutch and lightened flywheel installed on my 2001 A4 1.8T Avant and have begun to experience a clatter at idle. It didn't make it at first but it began at about 300miles (clutch has a 1000mile break in period). Without the ac on it isn't too noticable but you still hear it when the engine first begins to windup when you rev it. Is this normal or is something off? I think I might have heard something similar happening before.

4Driver4

Lightened flywheels tend to clatter.

pac1085

That's what I hear but I've never heard any chattering w/ my 9lb Fidanza.

quattro nole (Jeff)

out of gear and with the clutch pedal released, like...um....at a drive-thru window, and then only just a little.

a4 4snow

I hear chatter at low rpm under load, but it could be my slave which I never got all the way in, got cross threaded. But I would wait the 1000 miles because mine acted odd and made all kinds of interesting noises, but now its fine kinda... makes a squealing noise at slight engagement

pointby

Normal. Comes and goes over time.

quattro nole (Jeff)

It has a firm pedal and releases low. Once I got used to it and stopped stalling it at red lights I began to really like it. Now, I hate driving other peoples cars 'cause most of their cutches feel like crap to me. I wouldn't want it any other way. I just wish my synchros were good. 2nd gear is a bish.

BTW, it's basically an RS4 clutch and has an adjusting spring that keeps the release point in about the same spot through-out the life of the clutch.