Re: Self adjusting clutch cable?

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

On the same subject, can you swap a manual adjust cable for the self adjust?
It seems like whenever we install a clutch those crap self adjusting cables
have to be replaced to work right.  Could he (Jason) just replace the self
adjusting with the manual adjust?  If you can, that is what I would do!!

Dave

> List,
>
> Ok, This morning i went to start my 16v.  It was in gear, and the clutch
was
> pushed all the way to the floor with no pedal cover to hinder it.  When i
> turned the key the car lurched forward.  I took it out of gear and started
> the car.  Then i couldn't put it in gear without massive grindige!  I
ended
> up pushing the car and jamming it into gear, then once it was mooving it
> would shift just fine.  WTF!  The car has a new clutch, with a self
> adjusting clutch cable.  Is my clutch gone bad already, or is it the damn
> cable.  I hope i just need to replace the cable, if so anyone know how
much
> this thing is gonna cost me?
>
> Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
>
> '87 Scirocco 16v
> '64 Sunroof Beetle (livin a new life)
> '84 Rabbit GTI :( parts for sale.
> '84 Jetta GLI (Now dubbed the POS!)
> '84 Jetta GLI (parts car)
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> http://www.crosswinds.net/~xscirocco16vx/index.html



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