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Thats the problem with the journey to the darkside... you will be unhappy unless you get the whole vacation package. 1700lb clutches will take out a lot in the clutch department, ALL the following will eventually break: 1)the tube, as has happened 2)the arms that operate the throwout bearing, especially the pre-71 ones 3)the hook on the clutch pedal arm 4)The pedal stop in the floor 5)the clutch cable. 6)your left leg All need to be beefed up for a reliable clutch, and all this can be done... BUT, I know some of us have looked into/implimented a hydraulic clutch assy, this is alot of work too but it eliminates all the beefing up except the release bearing arms and makes your left leg much happier. Keith > > On closer inspection it looks like the clutch tube might have broken > free a long time ago, as there's a hook > in the front that goes over the tube and out through the bottom of the > car, and was then coated in something that hides what I assume is a nut > there. I can only assume that now with the 1700lb clutch, that the > hack is not holding up. > [ sheesh. can't catch a break with this car, my journey to the dark > side of T-3 is being punished. ] > > --fess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~