[Vwdiesel] Clutch cable install - Success or not ?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/2/2004 3:18:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
weasel1 at sympatico.ca writes:
> 
> 
>  Sounds more and more like when the little metal reivet that the clutch 
> pushrop presses on popped out on mine.  It got more and more funky as the pushrod 
> imbedded itself. 
> 

  It's inside the clutch.  The clutch pedal runs a cable, lever, TO bearing, 
pushrod, which pushes on a push plate which pushes the fingers on the 
pressure plate to release pressure on the disk.  Where the pushord pushes 
on the push plate is a hardened nubbin.  These get loose and can even 
fall out.  The end of the pushrod is hardened as well.
  You could pull the end off the tranny, pull out the throw out bearing 
and pull the pushrod.  If the inner end is less than spherical then you
likely have a problem.  That's the only way I can think of to check it 
without 
pulling the tranny.
     Loren