Re: [tech] drivetrain probs. [return of]

["Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>]

this bastard kept me from taking my car to dubwar, dammit.

Okay, we looked at the clutch cable movement and it seemed to be pulling the 
clutch release arm to its fullest extent.  So I ruled out (at the time) the 
clutch cable, and proceeded to tear the trans of the engine.  There was 
nothing amiss in the clutch region (dammit), but at least I found out that 
my clutch was working properly and there were no loose bolts or anything 
rolling around inside.

But at this point thought it might be possible that even though the clutch 
cable looks like its pulling the arm to the fullest extent, it may not be 
working when the clutch is actually being used.

is there any truth to this?  I'm looking for ANY reason to say that the 
problem does not lie within the transaxle.

BTW, will any adjustable clutch cable work?  I know of a nice new one in the 
junkyard on an A2 golf.

thanks,
Joe

>Well, now, which clutch cable do you have?  Is it one of the self-adjusting
>models (does the cable run over the top of the intake boot)?   If so, that
>may well be your problem.  They don't self-adjust very well.  You can
>replace them with the manual adjusting kind (lots cheaper, too).  You'll
>have to run the cable under the boot, though (its shorter).
>
>HTH (and the cable is the problem)


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