Julie & the clutch.....

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What? No 76' Chevy Nova wanting to race you this time.

Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:What a difference. The clutch plate has some thickness, but no grab. Leaving 
the gas station I left rubber.
May not be a 16v, but its an aggressive little beast :)


Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Julie Macfarlane" 
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Julie & the clutch.....
>Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:38:43 +0000
>
>I wanted to change the clutch, the cable and seals on the new car. I read 
>the Bentley at lunch to remember all the steps in proper order, what tools 
>were going to be needed etc. (Being the only american and female in a 
>software dept filled with H1B gentlermen, it raised a few eyebrows)
>Mark & Dave supplied all I needed and Sat morning I started......
>
>I moved Draco out of the garage and got to stripping all I needed to remove 
>to do the job. I even remembered to remove the back up cable AND the 
>speedo. I am sooooo proud :) (GD its a 2 part cable! I thought that 
>stopped on the MKI!)
>
>The transaxle out the flywheel removed easily. The clutch plate its self 
>was not that bad after all. the rest? "It WAS going to be an easy job! ( I 
>was sooo happy). WRONG.
>
>The pressure plate bolts REFUSED to loosen. AFter a call to Cathy, I was 
>able to borrow a compressor for my air hammer. Several attempts later the 
>bolts still refused to move. So off to Walmart for a torch to heat those 
>suckers.
>I heated and wrenched, heated and wrenched. Still stuck and not releaseing. 
>S**T.
>My language would have frightened a seasoned Marine.....
>
>Then. I saw the problem. Want to know the awnser? Go ahead ask...
>
>The hammer has 2 settings. "F" and "R". Please check these settings before 
>giving up hope. Once set correctly, the bolts spun out.
>
>Reassembly is the reverce of disassembly. EXCEPT when putting the transaxle 
>back in. The lights in the garage are on a motion/timer. Just as I was 
>struggling to get it back in, the lights went out. The transaxle fell on my 
>leg, stripping the fleash from the bone. Well, not that bad, but it hurt.
>
>The Marines that had assembled to learn effective cursing (due to my 
>previous efforts), scattered like leaves in the wind....
>
>These lights would turn on and off for the rest of the reassemble ( I had 
>to go out side and wave at the f**kin sensor).
>
>Got the car started, but there is no reverce, so back under the car I go 
>later today to check the linkages and put the metal work bolts back in 
>(that I forgot).
>
>In retrospect I found something I hate MUCH more than rear brakes. Next 
>time I'll pay some poor sucker to do it.
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
>Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
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