Re: Self adjusting clutch cable?

[drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>]

Per the Bentley, the self adjusting cable is to be retained in the storage
position (spring fully compressed) with the provided plastic tie prior to
its removal from the car.  If the tie has been removed from the cable, use
a piece of wire.  Otherwise the adjusting mechanism will extend to its
maximum adjustment, rendering the cable useless.

I haven't worked on dozens of these cables, but I have had more than a few
off, and never had problems with them while following this procedure.


Drew
84 Wolfsburg on the road, 84 off the road
92 Golf GTD work in progress
99 A3 Jetta TDI toddler mover


On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Dave Ewing wrote:

> 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)
> > My web page (work in progress!)
> > http://www.crosswinds.net/~xscirocco16vx/index.html
> 
> 
> 
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