[T3] Clutch question

[James Lingenfelter]

I'm not sure of that yet.... I need to call him again today and get  
him to look in there. I'm just not familiar enough with how the pedal  
assembly goes together..... but is it possible that something is  
wacked out and the pedal and the lever inside the tunnel are not  
correctly aligned in relation to each other?

On Nov 26, 2011, at 11:16 PM, Daniel K. Du Vall wrote:

> What the position of the lever that the cable attaches too?
> Is it straight up or leaning toward the bell housing or leaning  
> toward the front of the car?
> http://volkswageninsanity.us/Postings/TRANS.jpg
> Your right 1-2 inches is a lot something is not in the right place  
> to be that far off.
>
>
> -----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: Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:14 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Clutch question
>
>   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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