Pulled out my first VW engine tonight, in my quest to find the source of my lack of clutch action. Took 30 minutes and I found a totaly disassebled thrust bearing on the bottom of my bell housing. Now I get to put it back in again on my own. How exciting for me! I wonder if it will go in as easy as it came out? Im sure it will.
[ Edited on 13-5-2006 by Hertz ]
h ·
just hope you put in a new throw out bearing and clips.. while your there may as well do the seals on mtr and box and new clutch as well.. have fun..
bond ·
dont forget mounts lol
Hertz ·
Clutch appears to be rather new sachs item. Heaps of meat left on it, which is good(=cheap). might replace the seal around the engine compartment, see how we go.
shaihulud ·
Hertz. I learned this lesson years ago. ALWAYS replace the oil seals on the clutch end of the cranckshaft and the gearbox as one of them will ALWAYS fail about a month after you have had the engine out. It's one of the corollaries of Murphy's Law.
VWFOOL ·
haha i saw u proud in the new aussie vw mag today, u funny man
Hertz ·
They should of took a photo of me last night, yelling at my car on the side of the road.
empi ·
when ya yelling shake yo fist in the air and jump a little.... it helps with the look of Maddness!!!
oval TOFU ·
"shake harder boy!"
jnr356 ·
make sure them clips are on right!
or they come off really quick!
kirk ·
iv'e got the same problem....your more than welcome to come over and fix mine:o
runs away....quickly..........
Hertz ·
Well it all slid back together with total ease, and the clutch is even working now. Hopefully those clips should be right Mark, or else I suppose I get to do it again. I even replaced that engine bay rubber while I was there and gave the bay a quick tidy up. Man what a difference, no more noise, It feels like a different car.