[T3] Clutch Kit Recommendations

[Jim Adney]

Check to make sure you have a fuctioning crankcase breather. If your 
plumbing plug in the breather box is in too far, it may have blocked 
the vent. If you have no vent, pressure buildup in the case will push 
oil out the back of the engine. Too much end play, or a loose #1 main 
bearing, can cause this, too.

Check the vent by trying to blow in the vent hose. You should be able 
to tell the difference between blowing into a blocked off hose and 
into a sealed engine (or you can take of a valve cover and you'll be 
blowing freely THRU the engine.)

Use a long screwdriver, with the blunt end stuck in one ear, to 
listen to different parts of the engine. That should give you a 
better idea of where the noise is coming from.

Jim

On 10 Sep 2015 at 19:44, Craigs List wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> I'm going to follow your advice and pull the engine this weekend without
> the clutch. I fear that the endplay was not set right on rebuild. Since
> purchasing the car, with less than 1100 miles on the rebuild, it has slowly
> started leaking out of the rear main. Now I am about 5000 miles in and the
> crankcase noise is pretty bad. I still have the same power and performance.
> Mileage has not suffered. I just think something is wrong.
> 
> Here is a video of the engine running yesterday.
> 
> https://youtu.be/0v4wsBU4ih0
> 
> You can barely hear the exhaust over the sound of crank case noise. The
> noise disappears at high RPMs. It is worst at idle.
> 
> I am going to trailer it to my parents house so that I can tear into it
> Saturday morning.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:42 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 10 Sep 2015 at 8:04, Craigs List wrote:
> >
> > > I should have the clutch sometime next week. I will drop the engine and
> > > switch it out the weekend after.
> >
> > When you get the engine out, be sure to check the crankshaft end
> > play, to make sure the #1 main bearing has not come loose and is part
> > of the problem. Also, check for wear in the release bearing cross
> > shaft. I've probably seen more of those worn out than pressure
> > plates.
> >
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