[Vwdiesel] Slipping Clutch and Crazy Idea

[Roger Brown]

Dave Cook wrote:
> So the clutch in my Cabriolet is slipping very badly.  I have a new clutch in a box, and have been weighing my options as far as installing the TDI motor into the Cabriolet instead of the bus.  If I do this swap, I would like to do it all at once.
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> What I don't have for at least a couple weeks is time.
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> Just how crazy is the idea of emptying a can or two of brake cleaner into the bellhousing with the clutch pedal pressed (so the disc isn't contacting anything) and engine idling, hoping to clean off the oil that is presumably causing it to slip?
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> What are the odds of it working, or at least improving the drive-ability of the car?  I can't think of much that it could damage, seems the worst-case scenario is that I waste a can or two of brake cleaner and absolute worst is the clutch is rendered completely unusable.  If that happens, I have the old Exploder or the Bus I can drive, though neither is as fun in the warm weather nor as economical fuel-wise.
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> Thoughts?
> Dave Cook

On the 020s, the clutch is buried inside the flywheel so is almost sealed up in there.

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   Roger