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

[David Cook]

That is interesting...  I'll call the place tomorrow
and see what the chances are that I got a 4-speed
clutch set.

>From everything I've heard, this sounds pretty likely.

Thanks,

David

--- David J Hatzenbuhler <hatzie at fuse.net> wrote:

> 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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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
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