I've never had a VW clutch cable fail on any of my 4 VWs over 32 car years and I've never lubed them once.
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:08:02 -0400, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:08:46 -0500 >Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] clutch cable snapped! >From: Loren <[email protected]> >To: Matthew Yip <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > >Really? I've never had that problem. I make sure I lube the inside of the >cable real good once in awhile, makes it a little smoother feeling, too. > >on 10/16/02 6:29 AM, Matthew Yip at [email protected] wrote: > >> Clutch cable failures are standard for watercooled VWs of most any >> vintage. Most die-hard VW drivers carry a spare b/c the cables break >> with alarming regularity. Beck Arnley is an aftermarket supplier - >> no better or worse than any other supplier except for some of the >> Japanese and Chinese aftermarket copies of aftermarket copies. >> >> For $29, it's a clutch cable that works - buy a spare so you'll be >> able to fix it whenever the existing cable snaps. As for a Bosch >> replacement - I don't think there is such an animal. If there is and >> it costs more than $29 - don't waste your money. >> >> --- Adam Frank <[email protected]> wrote: >>> What do you guys think of Beck Arnley? is it going to get me by? or >>> should i be looking to buy a bosh cable asap? Let me know. >>
