more clutch crap

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Yes the spring is wrapped arond the shaft and provides some resistance but 
not much. If the finger is not broken then it probably punched a hole in the 
release plate that pushes on the clutch. In that case the release bearing 
will be stuck donwn the tube from the finger but you will see that when you 
pull the green cover.

On 9/15/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote: 
> 
> if this is indeed what's wrong, would i feel any spring resistance in
> the actuator the clutch cable attaches to (the arm on the outside of
> the engine)? i do still feel some spring, but certainly not much,
> and the resistance is very smooth and even. i'm hoping it's just the
> little arm with the teeth. probably cracked and missing teeth.
> 
> 
> Blake Irvin
> IT
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 15, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Scourge wrote:
> 
> > No unbolting.
> > It's the little green cap on the end of the tranny. Pop it off with
> > a screwdriver. You'll then see the rest of the clutch arm that the
> > cable pulls and the finger that it actuates. What happens most of
> > the time, is this finger cracks (like this http://
> > img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/scourge133/Car%20Stuff/<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/scourge133/Car%20Stuff/>
> > IMG_6328.jpg ) and is then allowed to rotate on the clutch arm.
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/scourge133/Car%20Stuff/
> > IMG_6327.jpg
> > You'll have to pull a little clip off of the finger, then slide the
> > arm out to the front of the car. Inspect thoroughly. If the finger
> > is cracked, make sure the splines on the arm aren't damaged. If
> > they are, change it too.
> >
> > HTH
> > -George
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Irvin" <blake@clockworm.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 3:29 PM
> > Subject: more clutch crap
> >
> >
> >
> >> so, the (silly) haynes manual (can't get hold of a real manual
> >> just yet) says the clutch-to-the-floor problem is either:
> >>
> >> 1 - broken release bearing or fork
> >> 2 - collapsed diaphragm spring in the clutch pressure plate
> >>
> >> the PO told me the clutch pedal failed suddenly, without warning
> >> - this makes me think it's No. 1 - in which case, i could unbolt
> >> the little metal cover on the transaxle end to check out the
> >> bearing?
> >>
> >>
> >> any ideas on this?
> >>
> >> blake/
> >>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)