[Vwdiesel] New clutch slipping like mad

[Mark Shepherd]

Could this new clutch plate be wrong thickness?In one of my previous
Quantae I replaced a worn-out plate with anew one that was barely thicker
than the 15 yr old one it replaced. It did work but no way would it last
the same time!
Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cook" <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
To: <audi-vw-diesels at yahoogroups.com>; "diesel list" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] New clutch slipping like mad


> all-
>
> I just installed a new clutch in the diesel cabby, and
> took it for a test drive.
>
> Now, it is slipping 10 times worse than before I
> started!  (And I removed an oil-soaked disk, etc!)
>
> I cannot for the life of me think of what could be
> causing this.  I adjusted the cable way on the loose
> end of things, to make sure that it couldn't be a
> problem.
>
> Ideas?
>
> David
>
> David Cook
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