Help!

[cwass99@home.com (Colin)]

     First, huge thank-you's to you and Dave for responding.  The new cable is
in and seems fine for the short term.  I think in the spring my little 8v
hangar queen is going to need a new pedal assembly.  Any comments on how much
of a PITA this will be?  It looks to be a pain because of where things are, but
pretty straight forward.
     After the new cable was in, I looked and noticed the way it attaches to
the pedal forces it up against the sleeve which is why the problem.  It's
hooked over the top of the pedal and this is obviously the way it was intended.
 My next question is a little more odd.  Looking at the top of the pedal,
there's a piece of metal on the side, just below where the current clutch cable
connects that forms a channel with the pedal body and has a hole through it for
a pin or bolt.  I'm thinking that putting the connection point between the
cable and the pedal in there would line the cable up much better with the
guides preventing the wire-saw cutting effect I've noticed.  Unfortunately, the
OEM cable end will not fit.  Did I get the wrong cable and it's actually
supposed to be pinned in there?  Or is it a connection point for a different VW
model and they just used the same basic pedal assembly, as they've done in so
many other areas?
     Again, thanks for the assistance.  We'll get the little beasty back on the
road in time to get me to work Monday :)

Cheers,
Colin

On 12-Jan-02 thescirocco@juno.com wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:00:23 -0500 (EST) Colin <cwass99@home.com> writes:
>> Hi,
>>      I pulled the old clutch cable out and I've got the new one 
>> ready to go in, but I have a question before I do that.  In the hole
> through the 
>> firewall, there's a round metal sleeve.  The old clutch cable had worn
> a 
>> groove through the plastic sleeve and into this one.  The cable hanging
> up in there 
>> was the cause of the problem.  My question is, can I get the metal
> sleeve in 
>> the firewall out and replace it?  Do I even need to worry about it? 
> The 
>> new clutch cable has a sleeve that will fit inside the metal sleeve in
> the 
>> firewall, but it doesn't look like it will last that long and I'll be
> right back 
>> in the same spot.
>>      I appreciate any help or guidance.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Colin
> 
> The guide/stop tube is part of the pedal cluster, which you can unbolt
> and repair or replace.
> 
> I'd try just replacing the clutch cable for now...
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