[Vwdiesel] clutch pushrod question

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/25/2009 9:30:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
vwzoo at yahoo.com writes:

> What should I look at on the flywheel besides obvious scarring or blueing 
> from overheating.
> 

  That's most of it.  Pull the pushrod and roll it on a FLAT surface to 
check if it's bent.  Good time to check and possibly replace the 
bushing just behind the engine end seal for it also. Replace that 
seal either way.  Check the "push plate" and make sure the hard 
center piece is there and tight.
  The pusher finger piece on the outboard end of the tranny can 
crack and not move the full amount but that's unlikely to show up 
just pushing the pushrod.  It usually shows as the pedal going to 
the floor, not enough clutch release and the cable tightened up 
all the way.
  Maybe you ended up with a "stronger" clutch than original?  Although 
it's hard to really tell much difference when we put the V-6 clutch in 
Dad's Passat and it holds MUCH better than the TDI clutch did.
     Loren


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