Clutch Pedal Assembly

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: Jason Renville <Jason_Renville@ccm.al.intel.com>

>The only part I have seen fail is the hook itself.  My hook wore through 
>in the valley of the hook where the eye of the cable rests when you engage the 
>clutch.  

Yes, I HAVE seen this.  Grease that junction when you put it back together.

>The Cable falling off thing is what prompted me to drill two very small.
>holes on the opposite sides of the hook valley and run some safety wire 
through 
>both holes.  This allowed me to keep the cable in place without having my Wife 
>hold the cable while I climbed under the car and put that butterfly nut on the 
>other end of the cable.

A friend of mine came up with the same solution.  Yes, it works well, 
especially in the early cars where the pedal cluster is in two pieces.  (His 
was a 66.)  Working on the later years I have always managed with some wood 
blocks.  All that is necessary is to not allow the pedal to fall backward to 
the floor while you're installing the cluster.

Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
       jadney@vwtype3.org              jadney@vwtype3.org
                             Laura Kepner-Adney
                             Madison, Wisconsin
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