Is it a clutch failure ?

[ericd]

CoupeWannabeS2, the same happened to my '95 ABY three weeks ago (thrust bearing through the pressure plate), altough I drove mine to the garage just using second gear and a bit of heavy wear on the starter motor.

The bad news I'm afraid is that it was 7 hours labour and a bill of around £720!!

Hope yours is cheaper and that you are back on the road soon.

£730 sounds like a bargain if it includes the parts . wouldn't do it again for double that.
IMHO it's a job you need to trust to somebody whose hopefullly done one before and knows what complications can arise, usuallly the actual clutch change is the simplest straightforward part of the job, steering , exhaust, mountings and anything else seem to cause the most problems, I'd get a new slave cylinder when you're buying the clutch kit.

[CoupeWannabeS2]

Thanks for your comments, I'm working on a few "leads" for people to work on my car. Its sods law that the S2 broke the day after I sold my old car (a very reliable 2ltr Audi coupe).

At least I have the cash from the sale to sort the repairs with.

Notice that people are mentioning a thrust bearing going through the pressure plate. Does that mean that a thrust bearing will need replacing ? Please excuse my lack of knowledge about the clutch.