Re: Grrr! Clutch cable pulling through bulkhead (RHD)

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 06:05:16 -0000 "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
writes:
> 
> 
> Just to let you all know this is a RHD thing. Peter might be on the 
> right track. I am not sure as I have not closely looked at a RHD Clutch

> setup. Ewan Hopkins knows of this plate. Ewan?
> 

Not this time... 8^)

Turns out it's not just the clutch cable tube (spot welds) that broke, it
actually tore the firewall.

> 
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 17:38:02 -0000 "Stuart Castledine"
> <s.castledine@ntlworld.com> writes:
>  > This happened to me this morning, leaving me without the use of 
> the
>  > clutch.
>  > Luckily I was only 5 miles from work - still not much fun driving
>  > through
>  > town in the rush hour with no clutch...
>  >
>  > The same thing happened a few years ago and I had the split 
> welded
>  > up, but
>  > I'm going to fix it myself this time. I'm sure I've read about a
>  > preformed
>  > plate being available for this repair because it's a well known 
> weak
>  > spot -
>  > anyone know? I could do with a quick fix because it's my only car
>  > and I'm
>  > not sure how long the bodge job I did at work will last.
>  >
>  > TIA,
>  >
>  > Stuart
>  > '88 GTX
> 
> You can put a large washer between the firewall and the clutch 
> cable.
> 


Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit" 
'84 Scirocco, RD/FF
'80, '88 Scirocco rollers

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