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andrewvwclassic
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Location: los angeles
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 Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:45 pm Post subject: New cable - clutch won't engage |
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| hey guys i was puting a new bowden bracket on because i noticed the old one was broken on one side and hanging. anyway I now cannot engage the clutch and shift into gear. When I attempt to shift the gar just jerks and stops. could it be a sensor or did I do something to the control arm for the throwout. Any advice would be much appreciated. |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: New cable - clutch won't engage |
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It is all about the bowden tube flex/length/no drag etc to get the clutch to release properly. No sensors as it is strictly a mechanical operation. The clutch/throwout bearing/clutch arm/clips/cable all have to match & be adjusted correctly to get good shifting! 
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dirtslinger
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: New cable - clutch won't engage |
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You more than likely just need to tighten up on the wing nut adjuster.
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andrewvwclassic
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: New cable - clutch won't engage |
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| ok guys dropped the motor and everything checked out too bad it did not occure to me that it was the clutch plate rusted from sitting the last 7 months jammed up before I put the engine back on. Any methods that will save me from dropping the engine again to free up the pressure plate. I already tried to start it in 1st,2,nd,3rd, ect. Can I get more torque if I try to drive it from first gear and rev it up and down. any other ides would be helpful. thanks for all the great imput. I forgot to mention that I have been doing a lot of rusting and electrical and the car has been sitting. I got a new set of empi 34's dialed in and am wanting to get it on the road asap. |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:57 am Post subject: Re: New cable - clutch won't engage |
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You get a 'do over' until you get it right.  Better to follow the Manual & not risk breaking the clutch/transmission? 
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