[T3] Clutch fork!
Robert Klein
rabioklein at aol.com
Fri Nov 29 22:10:21 PST 2013
I totally agree, both broke on the same side in the same way. I might see about swinging in to a welder and have them throw another bead just for good measure.
Sent from the desk of Robert Klein
On Nov 29, 2013, at 8:50 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> On 29 Nov 2013 at 17:21, Robert Klein wrote:
>
>> I have had 2 clutch forks break on me in less then 4000 miles. I don't
>> need to keep replacing these things it's a pain in the rear! I'm sure
>> I have a stronger then stock clutch but it isn't that are to push the
>> peddle. Any ideas of why this would keep happening?
>
> It's been a long time since I've had to look at one of these, but
> ISTR that the replacements I bought in the past came with nice little
> tack welds on the WRONG side of the fork arms. The extra strength is
> needed on the side that faces the flywheel, as that's the side that's
> under tension when you depress the clutch pedal. The other side,
> where the arms come with the extra welds, is under compression, so
> the welds don't contribute anything.
>
> When I installed one of these replacement shafts, I had a nice weld
> added to the tension side of each arm. I've never had a problem with
> this, but then again, I've only had stock pressure plates.
>
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