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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: siddleg on 12 November 2011, 16:12
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Evening all
I changed to clutch cable on my 8v gti about 3 months ago seemed like an easy enough job but now the clutch has started slipping could i of adjusted the cable wrong? or is it just coincidental?
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did you fit a self adjusting cable or a standard one??
Self adjusting ones have a big cone section above where it fits to the box..
If it's a standard one it will need adjusting every so often...
HTH
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you say it was changed 3 months ago was it slipping then basicly as the cable is used it can stretch that would cause you to have to push the clutch in thurther to make it disingage then you adjust it so the clutch disingages closer to the top of the pedal the only way the clutch could start to slip is if its knackered or the calbe has got shorter you could try loosening the cable but highly likely that you need a new clutch plate. do you drive like a racing driver or my dad as racing drivers wreck clutches my dads clutch would last 30 years
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i think it was a standard one which i had to adjust till the peddle felt right
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i think it was a standard one which i had to adjust till the peddle felt right
Cable needs adjusting again... Mine does this every 6-12 months...
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Cable needs adjusting again... Mine does this every 6-12 months...
Or possibly the clutch is gone.
When was it changed last?
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The guy i bought it off in March 2011 said it had been done not long ago but nothing in file
bummer more expense :cry: as its not something i can do myself
never mind
cheers for your advice
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Well make sure you adjust the cable first!
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surely adjusting the cable now will make no difference will it ?
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surely adjusting the cable now will make no difference will it ?
yes you could be riding the clutch making it slip
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surely adjusting the cable now will make no difference will it ?
Of course it will - if it's just the cable thats stretched...
Adjust and see what happens..
If it still slips then you know it's the clutch...
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if the cable is stretched it will make it loose wich will not make it slip if the cable was tight it would be like pushing the clutch in slightly wich would make it slip as i said above cables dont shrink
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How come then that my cable needs adjusting every 6-12 month then??
Cable still wants to be adjusted before you can rule out that the clutch needs doing...
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how do you adjust your cable ? do you tighten it or loosen it ?does your clutch slip if you dont adjust it ?
not saying your wrong it just dosnt make sense as if you push in the clutch it basically slips that mutch that you can change gear releasing the clutch stops it slipping giving you drive so if you tighten the cable it will slip more cause this willbe like pushing in the clutch
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surely adjusting the cable now will make no difference will it ?
Well whatever happens it is worth a try
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oh i need an answer to this one lads do i nip it up first or not dont want to make it worse as it drives ok until i boot it :huh:
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to test if your clutch is knackered put it in gear put your hand brake on full while stood still rev the engine and slowly release the clutch if it stalls or pulls away dragging the rear wheels or wheelspins then your clutch is fine if it revs up and you dont move you clutch is nackkered