[Vwdiesel] Clutch slipping?

[Roger Brown]

On 9/15/2010 7:33 PM, Bud wrote:
> I'm sure it is but it's really odd.  I've done the third gear test
> where I rev the engine a bit, let the clutch out slowly with the
> parking brake on and I stall the engine.  Can even stall it in reverse
> and 5th.
>
> Seems though when I'm going up hill the engine rpm increases when I
> give it more throttle but the car doesn't move any faster.
>
> Never dropped a tranny before, can I use just a regular floor jack?
> Make a wooden cradle?
>
> I've got 260k on the car, don't know if the previous owner did a
> clutch before.  I put 110k on it.
>
> Thanks,
> Bud

Yep, put the front end up on stands, disconnect all but passenger side engine mount, strap 
around the output end of the engine to support it and then front the tranny down and out:
	http://www.4crawler.com/Photos/103_pana/p1030639.jpg


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   Roger