[T3] Clutch question

[Jimmy Lingenfelter]

Actually, the car had been completely restored; I can't verify how new the clutch was, since I wasn't there to see it apart, but I do know that everything behind the transmission was brand new. He initiated this project because the clutch reached the point where it would not disengage at all, and when he took it apart, the pressure plate was broken. I have no idea if it was an old clutch, or if it was abnormally worn due to the previous owner apparently driving it with the clutch so improperly adjusted that it never disengaged 100% (the reason I had to adjust it when he bought the car).



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From: Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org>
To: type3 at vwtype3.org 
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Clutch question

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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