"Jim Adney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:13:34 GMT "Grahame Rumballe"
> > wrote:
>
> >Peter or Jim
> >
> >Am very interested in the "gauge" can either of you point me to where
> >it is in literature or please send me scan/image.
>
> I have a scan, and I'll email you a copy. Mine appears to be earlier
> and slightly different, but you can get the idea from this and change
> the numbers if you like.

Receive it - thanks Jim
I have some old "Volkswagenwerk AG Wolfsburg" books - "Workshop Equipment
for Local Manufacture"
but have not seen that tool mentioned.

>
> OTOH, Peter's suggestion to just measure is quite reasonable. I think
> he's mistaken about removing the pushrod, however. I believe that you
> would just push the pedal forward until the free play goes away and
> then measure from the back of the pedal to the firewall.
>
> Then adjust the pushrod until that measurement agrees with the spec.
>
I agree
> -
> -----------------------------------------------
> Jim Adney
> Madison, WI 53711 USA
> -----------------------------------------------

And thanks to Peter and Jim, for discussing this.

After 30 years wear and tear, accident damage, replacement, body and pan
swaps.
It did not hold true when told "do not adjust the push rod length"

Grahame
from Australia