Dragging Clutch and Stick Brakes

[freddie2020]

Hi,

Golf 2009 Golf MK6 GT TDI 140 manual, 100k

My fourth post regarding issues with my car, must think I never service it! But I think I have been unlucky with issue coming at the same time.

So, the clutch does not fully disengage I think, the first half of the travel is loose, then hard at then bottom. Then randomly this will change, tight at the top then loose at the bottom. Sometimes the last 3/4 of the travel is hard that the fist 1/4, basically random biting points ects... Which makes hard to change gears, and need to rev match / wait for revs to drop.

Local and VW specialist, have said faulty slave cylinder, also might as well do the DMF at the same time. Not trying to undermine what the garages say, but is fun to ask the forum.

Questions are:
I think the brakes and the clutch share the same reservoir, would a bad clutch hydraulic system cause some sort of back pressure maybe, that might cause the brakes to stick a bit?

£700 for clutch and DMF, £400 for clutch only. I do not get any of the DMF failure sounds, is it a bit risky just to do the clutch only on a 100k car, when the DMF could go soon after?

Thanks
Freddie

Edited by freddie2020 on Thursday 22 August 19:45