Re: clutch problems persist

["Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>]

This may be completely unrelated, but just recently my clutch (stock 16V PP
with 8V disc) was dragging, wouldn't disengage completely and rattled when
the pedal was pushed to the floor. Everything looked fine after removing the
clutch and inspecting everything. After reassembly, at the next opportunity
the pressure plate sheared some rivets so a bunch of crap could circulate
around inside the bellhousing generally chewing everything up.
The PP was 2 months old and not abused.
Good luck
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Doty <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 9:57 PM
Subject: clutch problems persist


> As you may or may not recall, I was having problems with the clutch not
> completely disengaging.  The car will not go into gear at all when the
> engine is running and the clutch is in.
>
> I got an adjustable clutch cable from the junkyard because I wanted to see
> if that would fix my problem.  Well, it didnt.  I had it adjusted so far
up
> that the arm was hitting the transmission mount.  But the clutch still
didnt
> catch until way far out in the pedal travel (when I put it in gear and
> started the car up).
>
> I have the 5th gear cover off right now and I'm looking at the throwout
> bearing, and it looks okay...(???) Could the problem be here still?  I had
> also pulled the transmission and looked at all the clutch stuff and it
> looked okay.  Could the thrust plate be bent in or something?
>
> Stock 16v pressure plate, clutchnet dual fiber disc, 4K with .71 5th gear
> from kraftswerk, everything with less than 10k miles.  All soaking in
> redline MTL.  No rude clutch dumps, I ALWAYS took it super easy on the
> shifts.
>
> Help?
>
> thanks
> Joe
>
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