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 ratty 63
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Kombi Box in Baja - which clutch cable?
Hi all,
OK, the IRS is now all back together (see other posts) - so I decided to assemble as much of the pan as I can in an effort to make me feel like I am
getting somewhere...
... everything went fine - despite the clutch cable being one of the most difficult things to fit on a Beetle. That is until I realised that I would
have to move the clutch guide tube and accelerator guide tube so that the cables will clear the back of the Kombi box...no major problem though....
Then I went to connect the clutch cable to the gearbox (just so it wasn't floating around in mid-air)....this is when I realised that the standard
Beetle clutch cable isn't long enough any more  It's about 2 inches too
short.
I spent half an hour at the workshop where my Brother works this arvo, comparing clutch cables from various models of VW and I think that a Type III
clutch cable will come very close...but I'm not certain.
So, those of you who have done this conversion, what clutch cable do you use? I realise that the cable will be a little closer to fitting once I
re-locate the guide tubes, but I still don't believe that it will fit....
Any suggestions?
R 
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MUD BASHING ANYONE ??
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 05:40 PM |
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Mine seams like it will fit but i have not yet bolted everything down so maybe it won't anyways i heard (if you can't find a stock one) that there
is a mob the you can take your cable to and they will crimp n end onto it for you
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't
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pete wood
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 06:40 PM |
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beetle and beetle rubber tube too
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bigbaja
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 12:30 AM |
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you have to shorten the bowden tube
and im pretty sure i used the standard beetle one on mine
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 11:38 AM |
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yep, mines definetly a beetle one too:duh
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ratty 63
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 02:37 PM |
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hmmm, I think I should mod/move the guide tubes in the pan before I go any further with the clutch cable issue.
I'll let you all know what happened once this is done....
R
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