[T3] Rattlesnake clatter...

[Dave Hall]

Another possibility could be the gearshift link under the floorpan at the
rear.  There's a sheet metal screw that can sometimes be tightened to help,
or the rubber moulding may need replacing (or complete connector).

If the clutch cable is a bit slack, that might buzz and rattle - clutch
lever return spring broken on transmission?

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of J. Jonik
Sent: 13 March 2012 01:14
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Rattlesnake clatter...

A while ago there was back and forth about mystery rattle that SEEMS to come
from the engine area.    My rattle went away, for a while.  Now it's back.
 This is standard shift.    Rattle---somewhat tinny...not heavy
metalic...happens between shifts, goes away with just a little rev.  Car
runs fine otherwise.

But...car had a few minor momentary stalls lately (rolling, easy
re-start)...again, while shifting or when car slowed down to below speed the
gear should have been in.  So, something seems to be getting worse.
  While doing rust hole repair on driver side floor recently, I realized
that the clutch pedal is not at the right  position.  Too much play.   Not
drastic, but...does that mean that the clutch cable is stretching, or even
fraying?  The adjustment nut underneath can't move out of it's seat, I don't
think.

So, I haven't yet tried just re-adjusting the play of the clutch
pedal....but, before doing that, it would be good to know WHY it would come
out of adjustment.   Is the only answer that the cable is (dangerously)
stretched or fraying?

Is this a nice early warning to replace the cable?

And...would a stretched, or slowly fraying, clutch cable cause that
chattering noise? What metal is clattering against what metal?

Is such chattering a symptom of something to do with the throw-out bearing?

Using a stethoscope with a heavy wire touch-and-listen attachment, there was
no place on the engine that found anything unusual even while it was
chattering in neutral....as it does sometimes and not others.   Haven't
brought stethoscope under the car to listen to trans and clutch areas, yet.

How to know this isn't a valve doing a Death Rattle?

Or, is this a case of LLLS (Lazy Left Leg Syndrome) where clutch pedal isn't
pushed ALL the way down when shifting?   (MUST it be pushed all the way down
anyway?...not "just enough to change gears"?)
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