[T3] Clutch question

[Jim Adney]

On 29 Nov 2011 at 10:55, Jimmy Lingenfelter wrote:

> According to him, he did NOT remove the pedal assembly. When I asked
> him about it, he told me there had actually been times when he was
> driving the car that the clutch pedal would fall back toward the
> floor, so apparently it had been that way when he purchased the car
> (just 6 months ago). 

In that case, there must be some problem with the stop on the floor. 
It should be fixed so that it can't do that any more.

Okay, then why did he remove the rear end of the cable from the 
throwout arm?  

> I DID, however, adjust the clutch for him 6 months ago when he bought
> the car.... the clutch was engaging completely with the pedal just off
> the floor, so I adjusted that for him and showed him how..... didn't
> notice anything strange with the cable or pedal at that time. 

So it must have had a LOT of free play before you adjusted it, which 
is just the opposite of what a worn clutch would be like. Sounds like 
he may have bought a car in pretty bad shape; it may need a lot of 
TLC to bring back to health. Frankly, that's pretty typical.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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