clutch

[ryanruggles at uniserve.com (Ryan Ruggles)]

Ok, ok I'll buy the new bolts. I'm sold. Thanks for all the help guys and
gal....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew MacPherson" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "Ryan Ruggles" <ryanruggles@uniserve.com>
Cc: "Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: clutch


>
> You REALLY, REALLY, REALLY should buy new pressure plate bolts - the newer
> style bolts (with a flanged head) are torque-to-yield and should be used
> only once.  If you insist on jeopardizing your clutch job by reusing the
> old ones, clean them with a suitable solvent (along with the threaded
> holes in the crank) and reapply blue loctite to the threads.  Torque to
> spec per the Bentley, and pray.
>
> You do NOT need to buy new flywheel bolts (these are the ones with the
> 12pt 9mm head) as these are not TTY.  Clean 'em up and reinstall 'em,
> being sure to torque to spec per the Bentley.
>
> Drew
>
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Ryan Ruggles wrote:
>
> > you have got to be kidding me.....So I have to buy friggin bolts too?
What
> > would happen if I didn't?  Would I have to torque them down more?
Couldn;t
> > I use some loctite or something.  I am selling this car and unless it
poses
> > some safety risk or something I rather get this job over with.  I live
in a
> > small town and getting parts takes days cuz no one has vw parts in stock
> > here.........
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> > To: "'Ryan Ruggles'" <ryanruggles@uniserve.com>
> > Cc: <treed2@wsu.edu>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:58 AM
> > Subject: RE: clutch
> >
> >
> > > You need new pressure and flywheel bolts because they are stretch
bolts.
> > >
> > > ---
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ->-----Original Message-----
> > > ->From: Ryan Ruggles [mailto:ryanruggles@uniserve.com]
> > > ->Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:46 AM
> > > ->To: Patrick Bureau
> > > ->Cc: treed2@wsu.edu; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > ->Subject: Re: clutch
> > > ->
> > > ->Cool, that's what i figured.  I just thought I'd ask.  Why do
> > > ->I need new pressure plate bolts?  Also what size 12pt socket
> > > ->are they.  I have to go buy one.
> > > ->
> > > ->Cheers
> > > ->
> > > ->Sorry about the lack of clarity Toby, I was half-cut while
> > > ->writing my post last night :)
> > > ->
> > > ->----- Original Message -----
> > > ->From: "Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> > > ->To: "'Ryan Ruggles'" <ryanruggles@uniserve.com>;
> > > -><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > ->Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:41 AM
> > > ->Subject: RE: clutch
> > > ->
> > > ->
> > > ->> Well tyo know if it is your main seal, you will continue
> > > ->dissembly of
> > > ->> the pressure plate from the car (you did get new bolts
> > > ->right?) and you
> > > ->> will
> > > ->find
> > > ->> it behind it.
> > > ->>
> > > ->> As for the rod, yes this is normal as the clutch plate is no
longer
> > > ->> there
> > > ->to
> > > ->> push back on it.
> > > ->>
> > > ->>
> > > ->>
> > > ->> ---
> > > ->> ATS - Patrick Bureau -  Web site :
> > > ->> http://ats.longcoeur.com]http://ats.longcoeur.com
> > > ->> AIM: texasscirocco - Yahoo: atsgtx - ICQ: 32918816 - MSN:
> > > ->atsgtx@hotmail.com
> > > ->> See what I am selling today on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/22e5b
> > > ->>
> > > ->>
> > > ->>
> > > ->> ->-----Original Message-----
> > > ->> ->From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > ->> ->[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ryan
Ruggles
> > > ->> ->Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:53 AM
> > > ->> ->To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > ->> ->Subject: clutch
> > > ->> ->
> > > ->> ->ok so I got the tranny off.  Inside the bellhousing is
> > > ->soaked bu the
> > > ->> ->inout shaft looks pretty dry.  Is it the rear amin seal?  Also I
> > > ->> ->notied when I had the trnny out pulled up on the
> > > ->clutch/shift lever
> > > ->> ->on the tranny and I noticed the shift rod didn; retract
> > > ->after I lt
> > > ->> ->go of the shift lever.  Is that normal or is that why my
> > > ->clutch was
> > > ->> ->slipping?
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