more clutch crap

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Well not the mystery but cleaned it up put it back in with 2 bolts for a 
test and all seemed to work correctly. Put in new 80% LSD (thanks peter) and 
Release bearing. Will be putting it all back in and together this weekend.

On 9/15/05, Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com> wrote: 
> 
> Don,
> You ever get your clutch mystery figured out?
> Nate
> 
> 
> Don Walter wrote:
> > 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/>
> <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)