My "ex", as it were, wants to sell the precious jetta that I have been restoring for her. I was going to go try to fix it this weekend for her but she wants to put it up for sale as is first. Engine and injection pump are fully rebuilt with less than 5000 miles, full racing suspension, everything in the engine bay is new. I just even put a brand new bosch alternator and battery in it for her last week. I made a build thread here.
http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=31532.0 Unfortunately, she managed to break something with the clutch so she is freaking out and wants to sell it. Everything was fine with the clutch pedal, cable was already new, new throwout bearing and actuation arm. The rod looked a little worn but not significantly to the point where it would make a difference. I was hoping the pushrod didn't wear out the cover on the pressure plate prematurely but that is what signs are point to. I don't get how it could have happened that fast, but that is what signs are pointing to. I was going to go out and take a look at it this weekend but she wants to put it up now. Now my car, not my problem I suppose. Check out the build thread pm me or email me at
[email protected] if you have any questions about it. I think she is hoping to get $2000 minimum for it as is. Need cosmetic love but that's it! Too bad I already have 3 cars :/
My "ex", as it were, wants to sell the precious jetta that I have been restoring for her. I was going to go try to fix it this weekend for her but she wants to put it up for sale as is first. Engine and injection pump are fully rebuilt with less than 5000 miles, full racing suspension, everything in the engine bay is new. I just even put a brand new bosch alternator and battery in it for her last week. I made a build thread here.
http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=31532.0
Unfortunately, she managed to break something with the clutch so she is freaking out and wants to sell it. Everything was fine with the clutch pedal, cable was already new, new throwout bearing and actuation arm. The rod looked a little worn but not significantly to the point where it would make a difference. I was hoping the pushrod didn't wear out the cover on the pressure plate prematurely but that is what signs are point to. I don't get how it could have happened that fast, but that is what signs are pointing to. I was going to go out and take a look at it this weekend but she wants to put it up now. Now my car, not my problem I suppose. Check out the build thread pm me or email me at [email protected] if you have any questions about it. I think she is hoping to get $2000 minimum for it as is. Need cosmetic love but that's it! Too bad I already have 3 cars :/
should never build cars for your ex's
if you do, keep them in YOUR NAME..
good advice, i will come kill her if you want...
well, She wasn't an ex at the time. We were together for just shy of four years. I pulled the tranny today and I knew that it was the center of the pressure plate...I just couldn't believe that it happened that fast! Part of me wanted to give her the bird and tell her to take it to a shop but I am simply too nice. Putting it back together tomorrow so everything should be hunky dory. Now my karma should be balanced out if I take the dog and move to another state haha
She probably rode with her foot on the clutch pedal ALL THE TIME. If you rest your foot even just a bit on the pedal, the push rod is in contact with that plate 100%. And it will carve its way through in no time. As you have seen
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This happened to me after installing a brand new Sachs clutch kit. It happened due to a bad pressure plate. I replaced just the thrust plate and had the same problem. Then replaced the pressure plate with one that looked just like the one I pulled and problem solved. May be worth replacing so you dont have to pull it apart again.
If your cable was adjusted properly she would have to have been taking all the play out of the cable to make the rod wear through like that. That isn't just done by resting your foot on it a tiny bit.
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hahaha funny thing here...I replaced just the thrust plate...I wish I would have read this first! I need to pull the trans AGAIN! I am dumbfounded that the pressure plate could just "go bad" like that. I got advice that there may be some metal wedged behind it that I couldn't see. All the same, I don't want to take the chance of pulling it a third time. I will just throw a new one in it for good measure. Thanks!
Heartless woman. She decided she still wants to sell it so she can buy a newer volvo for 2000 bucks. You have fun with that :/
here is the writeup for her craigslist ad if you are interested in it. I WOULD PERSONALLY RATHER HAVE THIS CAR GO TO AN ENTHUSIAST! SOMEONE THAT KNOWS THESE CARS AND KNOWS HOW SPECIAL THEY ARE. I would love to see someone on here continue to restore this car to it's full potential. I wish I was in a position to buy it back from her but I wouldn't be able to sell my cabby ATM. Damn devil woman :/
1986 volkswagon jetta for sale. Very rare and awesome car. Gets anywhere from 40 to 50 mpg depending on how its tuned and how you drive. Made it from Napa Valley to monteray on one tank of fuel a few months back. It has a fresh 1.6 N/A diesel engine (Actually closer to 1.7 with oversized pistons) Engine was completely rebuilt in august. Every seal, o-ring and gasket on the engine is brand new. Brand new rings, main bearings, rod bearings and intermediate shaft bearings. The injection pump has also been fully rebuilt and has a modified governer for increased performance. The head is fully rebuilt and it has hydraulic valve lifters so they never need to be adjusted. Brand new water pump, alternator and starter. Brand new hoses. Brand new motor mounts. Brand new battery. New glowplugs and heavy duty glowplug relay. Port matched intake and exhaust manifolds. Mk3 dual outlet manifold and downpipe. K&N air filter and custom 2 1/4 inch exhaust done by Ed Hanson. Full racing suspension, Bilstein HD shocks and struts, Neuspeed racing springs, front and rear autotech swaybars, neuspeed strut brace, new R32 control arm bushings and new ball joints. I think its about time that it goes to a home that will show it the love it deserves. CHE 020 transmission out of a mk3. Neuspeed short shifter and weighted shiftrod. All new shift bushings. New sachs 16v 210mm clutch kit, resurfaced and lightened flywheel, new throwout bearing, new clutch cable. It has slotted and drilled GTI rotors and new pads in front but will need a rear drum service soon. Also needs a brake flush. It has the GTI snowflake wheels but will need new tires soon
I came around a blind corner and I had to swerve and drive over some pretty tough terrain to avoid colliding into a truck recently. The only thing that got damaged was that the thrust plate for the clutch managed to come loose and the clutch would not fully disengage (don't ask me how the heck that can happen!). My ex took the tranny back out to put a new thrust plate in but it turned out to be a problem with the pressure plate. He is a VW guru but I refuse to take advantage of his kindness, as I cannot pay him for his services, nor can I afford ANOTHER clutch kit. He is pretty upset that I am selling it, but then again, he is in no position to buy it for himself. There was no damage to the suspension, subframe or body in this little escapade. There is nothing wrong with the transmission itself.
This car needs a little TLC on the interior but it isn't anything you can't do at the junkyard with a light budget. Do to the fact that this is practically a BRAND NEW engine with less than 5000 miles on it, and do to the caliber of the suspension, I am asking $2250 FIRM. Alex 619 456 7775
The rod should spin WITH the plate. If it doesn't and instead drills a hole in the plate it indicates a bad throw out bearing.