Re: problems cont (long)

["Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>]

i know i'm a sucker for the obvious crap, but have you made sure that it 
isn't a linkage problem? is it hard to shift at the tranny itself? it 
shouldn't be, even if the clutch is fully engaged (with the engine off). is 
the difficulty shifting only with the engine running, or with it stopped 
too? what do you mean the clutch "still grabbed way at the end of pedal 
travel"? if you have your clutch pushed to the floor in first gear, does the 
car move? that is, is your clutch still engaging (i think that's what you 
were getting at)? i assume you checked that the pushrod moves out when the 
clutch lever is lifted before you put the tranny back on? the clutch 
engaging/disengaging has little to do with the internal workings of the 
tranny, afaik. as long as the pushrod moves out, the clutch should 
disengage. hth,
-michael
*driveable* 88 2.0l 16v scirocco!

>i know everyone is tired of hearing about this, but i am running out of
>ideas...many, many thanks go out to the person who can figure this one out.
>
>first off, i have a rebuilt 9A with a kraftswerk rebuilt 4K w/.71 5th gear.
>redline MTL, velocity (clutchnet) dual fiber disc, stock 16v pressure 
>plate,
>velocity lightened flywheel. all with less than 15k miles.
>
>only thing weird i ever noticed is that when i installed the exhaust cam 
>for
>an intake, i had a knocking noise when it was in neutral and the clutch
>pedal was out. thought nothing of it, as everything worked perfectly.
>
>the problem started out with being a little difficult between shifts, it
>sounded like it was still catching teeth when shifting out of a gear. it 
>got
>worse and worse, until i could no longer shift unless i revved the engine
>between shifts. then it got the point of where i couldnt get it into gear
>when the car was stopped. at all.
>
>replaced self adjusting clutch cable with manually adjusting one to no
>avail. adjusted it until there was no freeplay whatsoever in the cable. the
>arm on the transmission was going up so far it was hitting the motor mount.
>yet, the clutch still grabbed way at the end of the pedal travel...???
>
>pulled trans, inspected all components, nothing was broken, no bolts
>floating around, everything looked perfect. input shaft looks great.
>regreased it. reinstalled, problem still there.
>
>pulled trans again to replace thrust plate, throwout bearing, clutch
>pushrod, and the little clutch pushrod arm inside the 5th gear housing. 
>none
>of the parts i took out looked very worn at all. worked for a bit it 
>seemed,
>and then same problem came back. knocking noise from cam install is gone.
>
>checked crankshaft axial play...there is very little. moves no appreciable
>amount when the clutch is pushed in or a prybar is put on the crank pulley.
>pulled thrust bearing, there is a .002" difference between the two sides.
>the babbit is worn off on the clutch side, but still...
>
>clutch cable has been adjusted to the point of being ridiculuous, yet the
>pedal still grabs at the end of its travel. i can actually drive it if the
>car is moving, which would suggest a problem with the clutch still turning
>the input shaft on the trans. but it will still be difficult to shift.
>reverse grinds if i try to shift into it...
>
>could it possibly be a transmission problem at this point? i babied the
>shifts as much as possible, not wishing to have to pull the transmission 
>for
>a long time. never raced, no rude clutch dumps. the fact that the problem
>came on gradually suggests that something became worn out.
>
>i am very confused and frustrated, and advice or ideas at this point will 
>be
>very appreciated.
>
>thanks
>Joe
>
>
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