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On 30 Oct 98, at 19:21, LaRoucheD1@aol.com wrote: > When I first put the new engine in my Squareback and took it for a test > drive I got severe shuddering whenever I took off from a stop, thinking I > had a bad clutch I replaced clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, and > had the flywheel resurfaced (the previous owner had replaced the clutch > not long before the engine died on him so I didn't replace it at the time) > After replacing all the mentioned parts I still had the same problem. Clutch problems can be exasperating to try to figure out. Here are some other things to check: Crankshaft end play, flywheel runout, burrs or dirt on the end of the crank or in the socket in the flywheel that would make it run out of true. Look for a nicely ground flywheel surface. Since you have already replaced the disk, PP and throwout bearing, these are probably not the culprits. It is possible that a cheap driven disk could cause problems, but I really have never seen that. > The mount isn't > broken but it does seem to be sagging a little bit. There is some gear oil > on it so I assumed it was getting soft from the oil. These facts led me to > believe that the mount, though not completely broken, was going bad. Also > the bend in the flexible section of the clutch tube is on the low side but > within specs and the clutch cable is new. Oil should not affect the mount. Make sure the clutch tube is properly slipped over the body tube where it attaches at the front of the tranny. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe