WAS: My clutch?? I thought it was my clutch...now I'm not so sure., NOW: bonehead move of the year

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Ahhhh  HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHaHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH!

<sob>

It was my cable.  It had collapsed at the firewall.  The internal cable was
fine; the sheath collapsed.

I had oil on my clutch and needed to do a steering rack boot, rear main
seal, input shaft seal and .80 5th, but that doesn't excuse my stupidty.  I
should have looked more closely at the whole thing and seen that the release
lever wasn't lifting enough.  That won't happen again.

The car should be on the road today.  New trans mounts, too.

Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Jim Ruffi
>Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:33 PM
>To: Scirocco-L
>Subject: My clutch?? I thought it was my clutch...now I'm not so sure.
>
>
>Pulled the tranny, 'cause my pedal went to the floor the other
>day.  No, the
>cable wasn't broken.  You could pull the lever up at the trans very easily,
>way past the point where you're supposed to feel resistance and the clutch
>is supposed to disengage.  But my clutch doesn't disengage.
>
>Knowing I had a good and connected cable, I proceeded to take the green end
>cap off and check the arm and lever.  No cracks, everything working.
>Checked the throwout bearing for collapse.  No problem there.
>
>Pulled the tranny, expecting to see a hole in the pushplate or a deformed
>rod....nothing.
>Pressure plate looks ok.  Clutch worn, but looks ok.  Rod is fine.
>
>I remember experiencing this many years ago and it being the result of a
>pressure plate failing.  Like the fingers had collapsed or something...I
>could be mistaken....I hope that's what's going on here, as I have a new
>clutch but no indication that it'll fix my problem.
>
>Your thoughts and advice is appreciated!!
>
>Jim
>
>