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Help - Clutch release arm not returning - Now the Trans is out
We have checked and rechecked the arm. I had my son push as hard as he could
using the release plate against the pushrod and it works flawlwssly. I have
checked all the teeth of the preesure plate and none are broken or bent.
They all seem to have good pressure. No apperent markings on the flywheel or
the clutch. By the way this is a CenterForce Dual friction clutch and
pressure plate but that should matter. I have one in my other scirocco. This
is the wierdest thing I expected to find something seriously wrong but it
all looks good. Should I just put it back together and see what happens? I
can take other pictures if any one wants to see something.
On 9/6/05, Jeff <scorpio71@charter.net> wrote:
>
> Double check the arm, and check the pressure plate. It sounds as if maybe
> the plate has collapsed to me. The pushrod looks fine in the photos. The
> piston you speak of should be the throw out bearing. The eraser bit, I
> would
> write that off to chance. Is there any scarring on the flywheel?
> The good news is all you have to do is slap it in there, and snug up the
> bolts to check it! Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> To: "Anson Clement" <ansonivan@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 5:34 PM
> Subject: Help - Clutch release arm not returning - Now the Trans is out
>
>
> Okay so I pulled the green cover and the arm was moving and I pried on it
> to
> make sure it wasn't broke. It seemed rigid enough but the piston that it
> is
> supposed to push on was not returning back out with the arm motion. It was
> just fully depressed so we pulled the transmission.
> We expected to find a hole in the clutch retaining plate. With the
> transmission out the retaining plate looked fine with a small amount of
> wear. IF I push on the rod and work the lever it moves in and out like it
> should. The only odd thing we found was what appeared to be half of an
> eraser head stuck on the clutch plate. I measured the distances of
> critical
> dimensions and compared them to an old SACHS I have laying around.
> Everything seemed to be fairly close. Would that eraser bit be enough to
> keep the push rod from returning? What else would not be returning the
> pushrod back to its rest position??? I hate to put it all back together
> and
> not have it work.
> I have included some pictures if anyone can see anything. They do show the
> foreign particle.
>
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>
> On 9/4/05, Anson Clement <ansonivan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > One of two things... the clutch finger located just
> > under the green cap who's purpose in life is to press
> > on the throw-out bearing could have split.
> >
> > Second option, the throw-out rod could have gone right
> > through the little throwout plate located against the
> > pressure plate.
> >
> > The first option is the most common and simplest to
> > fix.
> >
> > Have fun.
> >
> > Anson
> >
> > --- Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > After a quick trip to Madison and getting a new
> > > Clutch cable form Jim
> > > Jarrett and getting it installed with no problems I
> > > am now finding that the
> > > release arm is not returning on its own. It seems to
> > > have very little
> > > pressure when activating it by itself. It only
> > > returns about half way then
> > > needs a little push to pop all the way down. It
> > > almost just flops up and
> > > down. Would this be a broken return spring accessed
> > > from the green metal
> > > cap? or something else. Where would I get a spring?
> > > What else could it be. I
> > > did seem to notice before all this that the clutch
> > > felt very very light when
> > > pushing on the pedal.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > > 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> > > http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> > > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> > > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > 1969 Beetle (sold)
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> --
> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)