My guess is: clutchrelease bearing (sure at 95% with the symptoms you describe...)
Olivier Patrick Schmidt wrote: > Last week I picked up a clean '84 Gti dirt cheap knowing that it had > some transmission issues. At first I though it was well on the way to > self machining, but after poking around a bit, I'm beginning to think > otherwise. Here's what it's doing: > > Car starts up and idles fine. With the clutch fully disengaged it makes > a hollow rattling noise coming from the transmission. Using a long > screwdriver to take a listen, it appears as if it's coming from the end > cap. When the clutch is engaged, the noise goes away. Now, when the > car is placed in any gear, and I ease my foot off the clutch, there is a > horrible almost gear whining noise, but I don't think it's the gears, > it's a slightly different noise. This is only present when accelerating > or cruising at a steady speed. If I coast in gear, the noise is > nonexistent. > > I'm thinking clutch release bearing, possibly clutch push rod. Any > opinions? I'm going to pull the end cap this weekend, but who the hell > designed the A1? I have to drop three of four motor mounts to get > enough clearance to pull the end cap past the wheel well. Maybe I'll > just use a grinder to "redesign" the wheel well area. Thanks. > > Pat Schmidt > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org -- PAYPAL.COM An easy way to transfer funds over the internet. Accept Visa, MasterCard and much more!!! Click on the link below to learn more...it's totally free. https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=olivier.cabanes%40hec.ca
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