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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Godzilla on 13 May 2006, 14:28

Title: Clutch help!
Post by: Godzilla on 13 May 2006, 14:28

My clutch bites right at the very top, can this be adjusted? Also it feels 'gritty' when i depress/release the clutch...can a bit of WD40 solve this?

Title: Re: Clutch help!
Post by: Simpson on 13 May 2006, 14:47

try slackening off the retining nut near the geabox on the cable and get someone to depress clutch while you adjust it and grease cable, how old is clutch and cable?  :smiley:

Title: Re: Clutch help!
Post by: Godzilla on 13 May 2006, 16:58

I dont know mate, have no rec' of new clutch or cable and my car has done 154,000....could be time for a new clutch, but will try the grease and slackening first! Thanks for advice  :smiley:.

Title: Re: Clutch help!
Post by: jezza16v on 13 May 2006, 17:05

Hi Paul, your clutch cable is the auto adjusting type like mine, you can't adjust it manually. If the clutch feels 'gritty' its normally because the inner cable is frayed and grinding on the outer sheath. You could try replacing the cable but it may not cure the high bite point. The high bite point I'm afraid could be a sign that the clutch friction plate is on its way out, although I would say it could last another 10,000mls as it did on our old Driver.  :undecided:

Title: Re: Clutch help!
Post by: Simpson on 15 May 2006, 20:33

yeah bin the self adjusting cable if you decide to change that as they don't last well as said before   :smiley: