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 kickatinalong
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 12:05 AM |
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Clutch Pedal Play Problem
I have a 1970 Beetle with a 1300 motor and manual gearbox. It's been my daily driver for the past 18months with no real hasssles. However over the
past few days when accelerating between 1st to 2nd the clutch slips slightly, engine revs go up but goes back to normal after I ease off. This is only
intermitant.
Tonight, I pushed down on the clutch prior to starting the car and the clutch pedal went down to the floor without much resistance.
When depressing the clutch pedal it now engages a few CM's from the bottom instead of the a few cm's from the top. I can still change gears and it
seems to drive as normal.
Any one had a similar problem? What do you suggest caused it and what is a possible fix?
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Anthiron
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 12:08 AM |
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has your cable come loose? and the adjustment has eased right off?
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 12:17 AM |
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my cable used to come loose as the spring on the clutch arm on the side of the box was broken , so the adjusting nut would unwind didnt work it out for a while just kept tightening it back up till i got jack
of it
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kickatinalong
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 12:19 AM |
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I will get under the car in the morning and check out the cable adjustment at the gearbox. I Checked it on the weekend and it all seemed OK.
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 07:23 AM |
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Too much play in the clutch pedal is the result of the cable stretching or the adjustment nut backing off, crawl under there and do it up 2 turns then
go and check it.
Your clutch slipping isnt the result of your cable being loose tho. It is more likely you need to replace your clutch or pressure plate.
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 07:47 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by pod
my cable used to come loose as the spring on the clutch arm on the side of the box was broken , so the adjusting nut would unwind didnt work it out for a while just kept tightening it back up till i got jack
of it
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Went under the dub and the adjuster had not moved and checked the spring and on the clutch pedal and it appears that it has sprung itself or broken.
Looks like I will need to pull apart the pedal assembly and check out the spring and replace it.
Will I need to pull the entire assembly out or is there another way of replacing it?
Also if my clutch is on it's way out will it last me a while, get progresively worse or will it just suddenly die?
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 08:28 AM |
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im guessing vw's are the same as other cars when it comes to this..so it will progressively get worse..and will suddenly die on you. last week in a
mates GTI proton satria his clutch was slipping when we left a mates party..3 or 4km away when we pulled into our destination (24hour servo, cos it
was 2am and we were hungry) he lost all gear selections and we had to park it up..get it changed before you end up witht hat problem.
Anthony
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| posted on August 2nd, 2005 at 12:46 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 71superbug
im guessing vw's are the same as other cars when it comes to this..so it will progressively get worse..and will suddenly die on you. last week in a
mates GTI proton satria his clutch was slipping when we left a mates party..3 or 4km away when we pulled into our destination (24hour servo, cos it
was 2am and we were hungry) he lost all gear selections and we had to park it up..get it changed before you end up witht hat problem.
Anthony
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I got in to the old bug and the clutch pedal went straight to the floor and stayed there. I guess the clutch cable snaped or similar. . I will have to
get it towed and repair it over the next few days. Here's hoping it's just a cable!!!
Thanks for all your help.nn[ Edited on 2-8-2005 by kickatinalong ]
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