Noooo!!! Possible SMS or clutch failure.

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

It's not the transmission, it's the metal cylinder that goes through
the firewall. A number of us have experienced this, including me. Weld
it back onto the firewall and all will be well. You will find that
this is a damn cheap fix when facing the possibility of an entirely
new transmission.....

-Marc

'81 "Gorgeous" Cedar Green Metallic Mk1 Scirocco - No Pictures to date
'87 Tornado Red 16v Bogged Scirocco http://getty.net/scirocco/ = RIP
'02 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe -
http://getty.net/c230k/ 
    in Heliodongr?n (Citron Green) w/ European Delivery at 43,600 mi


-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ryan H
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:12 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Noooo!!! Possible SMS or clutch failure.


Well, it happened today.  After 2 years of faithful service, the 16V
left me stranded.  I pushed the clutch in and it snapped to the floor.
I thought the cable snapped, but it was intact, although the mount
through the firewall was ripped to pieces (?).  Pulling the clutch
back up did nothing.  So I tried limping it home with no clutch (you
can do that on cars without clutch safety switches - stall at red
light, crank over in first with the gas on at green light - yay!)  But
alas, my clutch was only partially engaged.  Sooo... pulled over and
played around somemore, and got the tranny stuck in reverse. Lately,
I've noticed gear oil dripping from somewhere, and my gears (I think)
have been making a gentle 'electrical' sounding whine.  I suspect SMS,
but I also suspect a bent pressure plate or broken pushrod.  Dunno,
any ideas?  For now, she's resting in the garage waiting for the 4K to
go in.  I miss her already. ;)


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