[T3] Clutch question

[James Lingenfelter]

  It's the same cable, but even if there was something off with the  
throwout bearing, how could the cable end up being nearly 3 inches  
too short? It seems to me that's significantly more than the entire  
travel of the arm.

On Nov 26, 2011, at 3:52 PM, Daniel K. Du Vall wrote:

> There should be an adjustable plate on the floor behind the pedal  
> assembly that prevents the clutch from falling to the floor toward  
> the seat.
> Now one idea on the short cable, assuming that it's the same cable  
> from before the new clutch, is the throw out bearing is not in its  
> proper place or they gave him the wrong one. IIRC wasn't there  
> different types depending on if the clutch had the fingers directly  
> on the bearing or if it had fingers under a washer like pad?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org [mailto:type3- 
> vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of James Lingenfelter
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 12:29 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Clutch question
>
> Forgive me for asking a question about a type I on here, but you  
> guys are a wealth of knowledge, and nobody else has been able to  
> answer this question: a friend of mine just replaced the clutch in  
> his '70 Beetle. Now that it's back together with the motor in, the  
> clutch cable is 2-3" too short to reach the arm. How is this  
> possible? One thing that sounds fishy to me is that he says he can  
> rotate the clutch pedal all the way BACKWARD onto the floor TOWARD  
> the driver seat. Isn't there something within the pedal assembly  
> that should absolutely prevent this? Is there something screwed up  
> in the pedal assembly?
>    Any help is greatly appreciated, this is his first experience  
> with an aircooled VW, so he needs all the help he can get.
>    Thanks,
>     Jimmy
>
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