[Vwdiesel] Clutch cable install - Success !!!

[Derek]

Ya, kinda joking, but I do have a little tension on the cable.  Its the only
way it would work right.  I tried giving it from 1/8" slack to an inch.
Only made things worse.  Only thing I can think of is that's the way she
wants to be ...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Clutch cable install - Success !!!


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> Derek wrote:
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> >Free play, what's that ?!?!?  I ended up having tension on the cable.
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> Forgive me if you were just joking, but free play is the small amount of
> free travel (like an inch or so) that the clutch pedal has before it
> starts to engage the clutch in the tranny.  That's pretty important,
> otherwise the clutch is never really 100% engaged and the clutch disk
> and pressure plate wear out a lot quicker than they should.  One of the
> few things I do know about the clutch system.  I'm a mechanic by
> necessity, not by passion.
>
> -Shalyn
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