Re: [T3] work done on 71

[Ben Doughney <ben_d@clear.net.nz>]

on 12/8/2003 1:52 AM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote:

> I had similar troubles with my MT 71. I found that I could not drive around
> town at a casual 30 mph in 4th gear. No matter how gentle I tried to be, the
> drive train would eventually start to lurch back and forth as if, like you
> said, I didn't know how to use the clutch. Nothing I did cured it completely,
> but a number of things seemed to help.

I have noticed my one is worse during the winter, until it has warmed up. I
have noticed it also happening in slow traffic in first gear where it gets
really bad sometimes. Perhaps it is something to do with '71's.

Ben Doughney

'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL
'65 1500N - Val

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