clutch question

[flaatr at yahoo.com (Raffi)]

Couldn't hurt to check the "clutch operating lever" behind the green cap. I 
had one crack on my 4K and if I remember correctly the clutch pedal did not 
drop to the floor.

-Raffi


At 07:57 PM 7/7/2004, Nate Mellom wrote:
>Wes,
>I had a similar problem on my '84 8v, turned out to be busted pressure 
>plate fingers.
>Good luck on the teardown!
>Nate
>
>
>Wes Brockway wrote:
>
>>the car - 1987 16V Scirocco - stock
>>the problem - the clutch is not engaging. The cable (auto-adjusting)
>>moves and actuates the clutch release arm outside the tranny. There is
>>resistance in the pedal, ie spring action. My son was driving the car at
>>the time and he first said the clutch was sticking and then wouldn't
>>work at all.
>>I'm thinking of pulling the green cap off the end of the transmission to
>>see if the throw out bearing actuating arm has broken but I'm thinking,
>>if this were broken I wouldn't get any resistance in the pedal, in fact
>>I'm thinking it would go to the floor and stay there. Or can the arm
>>break but the spring still offer resistance?
>>Does this sound like it's the pressure plate? Is there something else it
>>could be?
>>This inquiring mind wants to know! . . . without having to pull the
>>transmission...again!
>>If I put the car in gear when it is not running, start the car in gear,
>>it will pull fine but I can't shift gears.
>>Roc_n_Rev
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