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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: silvertdi on November 11, 2007, 07:24:14 pm

Title: Clutch question
Post by: silvertdi on November 11, 2007, 07:24:14 pm: How do I know if my clutch is going bad? It's not slipping at all. It's hard to put in first. Sometimes it crunches going into second. And sometimes it takes a nudge to get it out of gear...kinda like it wants to stay in gear. Is it the clutch, or does the cable need to be adjusted? Thanks.
Title: Clutch question
Post by: burn_your_money on November 11, 2007, 07:28:57 pm: I'd start with the cable. What year car is this?
Title: Clutch question
Post by: silvertdi on November 11, 2007, 07:30:01 pm: 81 rabbit 1.6 NA. Hopefully, I'll be going TD in the near future. :D
Title: Clutch question
Post by: burn_your_money on November 11, 2007, 07:57:27 pm: Make sure the cable is moving freely and that there is about 1/4 inch play in it (check bentley for exact numbers)
Title: Clutch question
Post by: Ziptar on November 12, 2007, 01:28:42 am: I wonder if the later type MKII self adjusting cable works in an MKI?
Title: Clutch question
Post by: Doug on November 12, 2007, 06:01:07 am: The manually adjusted cable is dirt cheap compared to the self adjusted one. It is foolproof as well. Replace it!
Title: Clutch question
Post by: clbanman on November 12, 2007, 06:32:10 am: Not to discourage you, but I just went through the exact same problem, and replaced the clutch cable with no improvement. Never did get mine sorted out. I did find some suggestions at BrokeVW's site that I haven't checked yet. I checked my release arm but haven't checked the release finger thoroughly or the clutch pedal bracket in the car. I have the manual clutch cable part number in one of my posts in case you need it.

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Title: Clutch question
Post by: VelocityConservation on November 12, 2007, 06:40:30 am: I am having trouble with my automatic adjusting clutch cable and am thinking about retrofitting the manual cable.

Do I need any other components/brackets besides the manual cable?

Thanks,

VelocityConservation
Title: Clutch question
Post by: burn_your_money on November 12, 2007, 09:51:22 am: the auto cable is junk. I much prefer the manual adjusting one. I've never swapped them though so I don't know what is involved
Title: Clutch question
Post by: silvertdi on November 12, 2007, 07:39:12 pm: I adjusted my cable as describrd by burn-your-money and the bentley. It works better, but not 100%. Definately doesn't shift like butter. Maybe it will improve with time.
Title: Clutch question
Post by: burn_your_money on November 12, 2007, 08:09:43 pm: The crunch going into second is most likely a dying synchro. Doing a tranny flush sometimes temporarily fixes the problem.
Title: Clutch question
Post by: jtanguay on November 12, 2007, 09:03:37 pm: i changed the oil in my tranny... helped the 2nd gear crunch but not completely. i've nearly mastered the 2nd gear without crunches on launches... but i've crunched it so many times i'm surprised that it still works fine.