The 'finger' in the TO bearing cover, on an old Mk2 of mine, had a hairline
crack in it, and when I'd push the clutch pedal, the finger would flex, and
not apply 100% pressure to the clutch PP. It shortly thereafter, broke, and
the pedal went to the floor..
Ricky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Stanton" <[email protected]>
To: "Jack Simon" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] who's afraid of a little rear main seal?
Yep, I replaced the throwout bearing, shaft seal, pushrod seal, and
pushrod bushing.
I did notice the old bushing wasn't tight in the shaft which was
unexpected. It wasn't rattling around, but I could slide it out
without much force. I guessed that this might have been due to the
vibration caused by the thrust plate/pushrod situation causing
vibration or something.
The new one fits tight but I had no idea how deep to set it... there
seemed to be a stop-ridge inside the shaft so that's where it is now.
My next issue is to figure out how to adjust the play in the shifter
shaft which I've pinpointed as the reason for the loose shifter. I
noticed some models of trans have a spring pin type mechanism that can
be adjusted from outside the trans by removing a bolt but mine has no
such bolt.
Thanks!
Mark
--- Jack Simon <[email protected]> wrote:
Mark,
Have you replaced the seals and the bronze bushing at the
front end of the input shaft??? If that bronze bushing is badly
worn, the clutch pushrod will wobble all over the place and never
make proper contact. VW has a kit that includes both seals and the
bushing, just make sure you tell them whether it is for an 8V or 16V
gearbox as the input shafts are different sizes.
To replace the bushing I've always removed either the 5th
gear housing itself (usually put new release bearing in at the same
time) or popped the green cover off and, once the pushrod is out of
the way, slid a 3ft long smooth, 3/8" steel rod in. A few taps with
a hammer will move the bushing out. Before you do this, measure how
far back the bushing sits inside the input shaft. Tap the new one
back in to the correct depth (I use a deepwell 10mm socket) and then
replace the seals. Job done!!!....Jack
ONE MORE QUESTION.... I've pulled two used clutches now that have
had
the thrust plate worn off-center... meaning that the push rod wasn't
making contact with the center of the thrust plate. How does that
happen and is there a way to make sure it never happens?
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