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96 Jetta Clutch Cable
Hey,
Has anyone had any problems with the manual adjust clutch cable for an MKIII jetta 2.0? I just had my second one go on me... just like the first, alittle over a year old the cable pulled out of the crimp on the pedal end. It was installed properly, according to my bently manual.... Is this a common problem? |
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Was it an aftermarket one or one from the dealer?
Was it stiff to operate? Did you lube it before you installed it? "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message ... > Hey, > > Has anyone had any problems with the manual adjust clutch cable for an MKIII > jetta 2.0? I just had my second one go on me... just like the first, > alittle over a year old the cable pulled out of the crimp on the pedal end. > It was installed properly, according to my bently manual.... Is this a > common problem? > > |
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They have all be genuine VW parts... the dealership told me there was
nothing I need to do to the cables before I installed them, so no I didn't lube them, they are mostly covered in a plastic anyways. "One out of many daves" > wrote in message m... > Was it an aftermarket one or one from the dealer? > Was it stiff to operate? Did you lube it before you installed it? > > > "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message > ... >> Hey, >> >> Has anyone had any problems with the manual adjust clutch cable for an > MKIII >> jetta 2.0? I just had my second one go on me... just like the first, >> alittle over a year old the cable pulled out of the crimp on the pedal > end. >> It was installed properly, according to my bently manual.... Is this a >> common problem? >> >> > > |
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Maybe a bad batch of cables. The USA 96 Jettas that I see usually have
self-adjusting clutch cables. Although I have been sent a manually adjusting cable before, I opted not to use it. Is it hard to press the clutch pedal down? I have seen some vehicles, especially VW Foxes, have old and stiff pressure plates. So being hard to press something weak has to break and it is usually the cable. good luck, dave (One out of many daves) "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message ... > They have all be genuine VW parts... the dealership told me there was > nothing I need to do to the cables before I installed them, so no I didn't > lube them, they are mostly covered in a plastic anyways. > > "One out of many daves" > wrote in message > m... >> Was it an aftermarket one or one from the dealer? >> Was it stiff to operate? Did you lube it before you installed it? >> >> >> "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Hey, >>> >>> Has anyone had any problems with the manual adjust clutch cable for an >> MKIII >>> jetta 2.0? I just had my second one go on me... just like the first, >>> alittle over a year old the cable pulled out of the crimp on the pedal >> end. >>> It was installed properly, according to my bently manual.... Is this a >>> common problem? >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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In rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
>Maybe a bad batch of cables. The USA 96 Jettas that I see usually have >self-adjusting clutch cables. >Although I have been sent a manually adjusting cable before, I opted not to >use it. Self-adjusting clutch cable? Maybe I have one. I sure haven't adjusted mine, and it feels fine. |
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lol
You should have a hydraulic system on your VR6 equipped VW = no cable! ;-) "Tom's VR6" > wrote in message ... > In rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote: > > >Maybe a bad batch of cables. The USA 96 Jettas that I see usually have > >self-adjusting clutch cables. > >Although I have been sent a manually adjusting cable before, I opted not to > >use it. > > Self-adjusting clutch cable? Maybe I have one. I sure haven't > adjusted mine, and it feels fine. > |
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In rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, One out of many daves wrote:
>lol >You should have a hydraulic system on your VR6 equipped VW = no cable! ;-) Boing. I knew that. Then my brain skipped. |
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I originally had a self asjusting cable, but had more problems with that
one, VW also makes the manual adjusting cable because they had tonnes of problems with the self adjusts... don't ever touch that unit by the way, breathing on them will break it.. OK... Well thanks everybody it appears that my vw likes the taste of clutch cables... oh well. "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message . .. > Maybe a bad batch of cables. The USA 96 Jettas that I see usually have > self-adjusting clutch cables. > Although I have been sent a manually adjusting cable before, I opted not > to use it. > > Is it hard to press the clutch pedal down? > I have seen some vehicles, especially VW Foxes, have old and stiff > pressure plates. So being hard to press something weak has to break and > it is usually the cable. > > good luck, > dave > (One out of many daves) > > "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message > ... >> They have all be genuine VW parts... the dealership told me there was >> nothing I need to do to the cables before I installed them, so no I >> didn't lube them, they are mostly covered in a plastic anyways. >> >> "One out of many daves" > wrote in message >> m... >>> Was it an aftermarket one or one from the dealer? >>> Was it stiff to operate? Did you lube it before you installed it? >>> >>> >>> "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> Hey, >>>> >>>> Has anyone had any problems with the manual adjust clutch cable for an >>> MKIII >>>> jetta 2.0? I just had my second one go on me... just like the first, >>>> alittle over a year old the cable pulled out of the crimp on the pedal >>> end. >>>> It was installed properly, according to my bently manual.... Is this a >>>> common problem? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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Then I might suspect the rubber washer/cushion on the firewall AND on the
transmission. Maybe the washers for the manual adjusted clutch are different than the self adjusting ones. I think I have changed 2 clutch slave cylinders on the VR6 transmissions and maybe 1 self adjusting clutch cable on a 2.0 engine. I don't see those self adjusting clutch cables go bad that often. But they can. Just a thought and good luck. later, dave (One out of many daves) "Warren Abrey" > wrote in message news >I originally had a self asjusting cable, but had more problems with that >one, VW also makes the manual adjusting cable because they had tonnes of >problems with the self adjusts... don't ever touch that unit by the way, >breathing on them will break it.. > > OK... Well thanks everybody it appears that my vw likes the taste of > clutch cables... > > oh well. |
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