[Vwdiesel] '84 Quantum TD clutch engagement

[The President]

Andrew
By top of its travel do you mean near at rest position?
If so that is the final resting place for all clutches.:o)
Yours could be over adjusted which will wear it out.

My driving stile dictatesI have biting point in the middle  ( although I'm 
not tall I like my seat back and legs straight) so having it under adjusted 
so it disingages only at carpet level is uncomfortable. Seat heights vary 
from style to style so a higher seat can improve foot position.

All the Quantae I have have had the lock nut adjusted cables. The only self 
adjusting one I'm aware of (gasser talk now) is for the 5 gangers 2 litre 
and upwards. This is actually hydraulic. It came in in 1985 2 years after 
the early 1.9 5 ganger was discontinued.

Till then the pedal was sooo harrrd to depress that it developed the buttuck 
on one side. (Over here wolf whistles from the ladies when passing from 
right to left; but silence the other way)!
Some actuators leaked others reliable...Hayden reverted from hydraulic in 
his van 'cause of this.
Mid you I've always preferred the feel of a stiff one :) Some Vauxhalls I've 
driven with a hydraulic clutch had no resistance  and was as tactile as a 
wet paper bag ... IMO...

This is a nice Seattle vehicle [not mine obviously] :o)
http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3397

Mark


>From: Andrew Buc <AndrewBuc at staxman.net>
>To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com, vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] '84 Quantum TD clutch engagement
>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:02:27 -0800
>
>Well, I test-drove this car, which is for sale by a private individual,
>today. It seemed in good condition, and I'm planning to have my
>mechanic check it out. I found that the clutch engaged almost at the
>top of its travel, making it hard to launch the car smoothly, although
>I was slowly getting hang of it. The seller, who says he's had the car
>for a year, said it took some getting used to for him too, so
>apparently it's been doing it that long. Is this normal on these cars,
>and if not, any guesses what it might take to put it right? Thanks!
>
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