[Vwdiesel] New clutch slipping like mad

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I had a problem once when I did a clutch and put the metal ring  
between the block and the pressure plate instead of between the bolts  
and the pressure plate.  Put the plate just far enough out that it  
put constant pressure on the push rod, thereby actually meaning that  
the clutch was partially activated all the time.  If you paid to have  
this installed, I would take it back and make them check it out at  
their expense BEFORE you burn up the clutch.  If you did it yourself,  
you will simply have to bite the bullet and drop the tranny again to  
check everything out.  Hayden
On Nov 28, 2005, at 4:15 PM, David Cook wrote:

> Good question.  I had a friend purchase it for me.  (I
> was heading to his house to replace it, and decided I
> didn't want to use a used pressure plate and disc so I
> had him pick up a new one.)  He told me that the guys
> double checked that it was a diesel engine/tranny
> combo, and when they got it out they looked at it and
> said, "Yup, it looks like a diesel clutch".  He's had
> good luck with those guys before, and they seem to
> specialize in VWs.
>
> It was made by Valero and sold by BeckArnley
> Worldparts.  Never had a Valero clutch (always Sachs
> before) but had good luck with other B/A parts.
>
> Anyway, after I wrote that original email, I did some
> research online quickly and found mentions of breaking
> in a new clutch in other makes of  vehicle.  Most
> mentioned about 500 miles of easy around town driving.
>
> So, I drove around town for a little while and it
> seemed to be okay, so I took off for home.
>
> At first, it was slipping at anything above about
> 2000-2500 RPM in 5th, so I was going very slow.
> (Don't know how slow, because I forgot to unhook the
> speedo cable when we removed the trans and currently
> the speedo doesn't work...  I know a guy was really
> hacked that he had to follow me for a few minutes...)
>
> Anyway, I turned north on the interstate and after a
> couple minutes, it was like it "caught" and stopped
> slipping, so I thought all was well.  Now, I think a
> lot of it had to do with the fact that the very strong
> wind was at my back.  As soon as I turned east and had
> that wind at my side, and was going up a hill, it
> returned to slipping at engine speeds over 2500 RPM.
> So, I pulled over and called Triple A.  Luckily I had
> driven to within 100 miles of my house, so the tow
> didn't cost me anything.
>
> Do any of you think I have any chance of saving that
> clutch without pulling the trans?  Yesterday the
> weather turned all to crap so I don't want to...  (I
> thought about dumping a bunch of brake cleaner in the
> inspection hole...)
>
> On the plus side, shifting and gear selection is much
> improved thanks to new bushings and proper adjustment.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> --- Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> David Cook
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