Clutch question

[drewr]

Hey all,

Well, i got my 1980 MK1 registered today, and had a ball driving it, though I noticed the clutch felt rather poor, but i thought whatever, its old. I pulled into my driveway this afternoon and as i did 'bang', foot went to the floor, sounded like something fell off and now i have no clutch haha. I'm assuming the clutch cable has **** itself? I know this is a problem for them...I'm contemplating doing the clutch at the same time though.

Now, my question is; It's got a MK2 GTI 5 speed box in it, what cable will I need? (Given that it IS, infact, the cable...to dark to see now). Do i get a cable for the MK2 gti, or my MK1...i'm not sure what determines it.

That's all,
-Drew.

[Jarred]

sounds like clutch cable.

Should all be the same length etc, (mk 1 cable that is)

[GRN_VAGN]

Mk1 cable,

PM me if you want one, i think i got like 6 of the suckers

[wai]

I pulled into my driveway this afternoon and as i did 'bang', foot went to the floor, sounded like something fell off and now i have no clutch haha. I'm assuming the clutch cable has **** itself?

If it went bang and to the floor and you now have no clutch, do you mean it is permanently engaged or disengaged?

[hiho]

cable or firewall

[GRN_VAGN]

cable or firewall

On same train of thought, whats with Diesel Cars getting the added metal around the firewall,
or is it just the 5 i have owned have had the same at one point and added them in? LOL

[dubsweeper]

on my passed mk1 i did two cables through the fire wall and got the grommet with the new cable , but i had to fabricate the hole where there grommet sits , if it doesnt sit in there proper then you wont get a good feel of the clutch .... i had to change it at the shopping centre one time

[drewr]

Mk1 cable,

PM me if you want one, i think i got like 6 of the suckers

Yes prease!!

If it went bang and to the floor and you now have no clutch, do you mean it is permanently engaged or disengaged?

Disengaged.

cable or firewall

Sorry, what do you mean by this..?

On same train of thought, whats with Diesel Cars getting the added metal around the firewall,
or is it just the 5 i have owned have had the same at one point and added them in? LOL

Where around the firewall, exactly? Mine was previously a diesel...

on my passed mk1 i did two cables through the fire wall and got the grommet with the new cable , but i had to fabricate the hole where there grommet sits , if it doesnt sit in there proper then you wont get a good feel of the clutch .... i had to change it at the shopping centre one time

Oh righto, i may have to look into that.

[wai]

If the clutch is now permanently disengaged, it is unlikely to be a broken clutch cable as once broken, the clutch would be engaged. It sounds more like the clutch centre has failed. This would be why you have no drive and no pedal.

[Jarred]

If the clutch is now permanently disengaged, it is unlikely to be a broken clutch cable as once broken, the clutch would be engaged. It sounds more like the clutch centre has failed. This would be why you have no drive and no pedal.

where did he say he had no drive?

broken clutch cables are pretty common in mk 1's...

[drewr]

If the clutch is now permanently disengaged, it is unlikely to be a broken clutch cable as once broken, the clutch would be engaged. It sounds more like the clutch centre has failed. This would be why you have no drive and no pedal.

I heard the bang as I was shifting down gears, i'm not sure when it happened as i was changing gears at the time, but i think it may have been as I put my clutch in to change from 3rd to 2nd, so i'm fairly sure it was mid-change. Never the less, tomorrow afternoon i'll be able to pull it off and verify. Pretty straight forward exercise removing the cable I assume?

Just to clarify. I can't get into any gears, no clutch pedal. So the clutch center is an option. Thank god they're cheap from ECS if it comes to that...