[Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] New clutch slipping like mad

[David J Hatzenbuhler]

James
I received a 4 speed pressure plate when I needed a 5 speed plate once.  I 
didn't notice the wrong piece. So I installed it.  I discovered that the 
clutch didn't fully engage when I was done it slipped just like mad and no 
amount of loosening the cable would fix it.
The 5 speed mainshaft extends slightly further into the center of the clutch 
assembly than the 4 speed.  So the small push disc that clips into the 
center of the pressure plate for a 5 speed is dished further in toward the 
crank.  The difference doesn't jump out at you unless you know it is there.
If this is what is wrong you'll have to pull the tranny again and put in the 
correct pressure plate.  If you have some used pressure plates you could 
just swap in the 5 speed push disc as long as the spring clip cutouts match 
the one on the pressure plate.
-David

----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:09:41 -0000
> From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] New clutch slipping like
> mad
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>, "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> Message-ID: <000b01c5f691$a3d89c60$c1164454 at pbncomputer>
>
> I think the only reason to be pushed into buying the whole clutch assembly
> ( or now rarely the plate on its own at 90% of the cost of the entire
> assembly) Is in most instance to rip you off AND to disguise the decreased
> thickness of the fibre and hence reduced longevity...IMO...
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] New clutch slipping like mad
>
>
>> On 1 Dec 2005 at 0:32, Libbybapa at wmconnect.com <Libbybapa at wmconnect.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> > I've installed a couple of clutches to unsurfaced flywheels after the
>> > previous clutch was slipping badly.  Those were on VW Busses, but
> worked fine
>> > afterward..
>>
>> Same, here, one Vanagon, two Jettas, all oil soaked discs &
> slipping/grabbing, no
>> problems with just a new disc & PP, left flywheel alone.
>>
>> Shawn Wright
>> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
>> '85 Jetta D
>> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
>>  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
>> '82 Diesel Westy
>>
>>



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