Clutch fail after Cambelt replacement and MOT at Audi garage

[clivethegadget]

Audi garage replaced the clutch and they say they road tested it too... the car just wouldn't go for me when I picked it up !
If there is nothing that they could have done whilst carrying out the cambelt change or MOT that could have caused this, then I can rest easy... except fretting over the ;oss of cash !
There was no indictations of any clutch problems beforehand, and it was the sudden failure immediately after cambelt replacement that made me wonder if there was anything that could have indirectly affected the clutch.
Thanks

[zollaf]

there is no way of making a clutch fail whilst working on a car. i suspect your clutch was on its last legs anyway, and i suspect you and your wife are both fairly easy on it anyway. an enthusiastic test drive could have signalled the end for it though. an enthusiastic test drive is required after work of that nature to ensure the car runs perfectly, right up to the redline. the mechanic probably didnt experience any slippage, but this could have been the final nail in the coffin. i suspect you would have been replacing the clutch this year anyway.

[clivethegadget]

OK .. thanks for that. Lets hope this clutch lasts for the rest of the lifetime of the car.
Cheers.

[fourringsrus]

One would have to agree 100% with zollaf,but one may also wonder how a 'pipe' left off during works, allowed the car to drive well on a test run but not so well when driven away.

[Crasher]

That smell seems to get into the metal; even if the box and everything to do with the clutch is washed clean, it will linger for weeks. Pity the poor bloody mechanic who spent five hours under your car chocking on that stink.