Re: [T3] Broken clutch tube weld?

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 4 Mar 2006 at 18:57, Rusty Rockers wrote:

> 63 Notch, basically stock
> 
> This morning I stepped on my clutch, heard a clunk and the pedal went to the
> floor.  The pedal does return but offers very little resistance and does not
> seem to move the clutch arm far enough for me put the car in gear.  I don't
> see any indication that the cable has stretched.  There is still a bend in
> my Bowden tube (but it's held in a bent shape by a zap strap) and it doesn't
> appear to have worn through anywhere.  I've heard about welds braking along
> the clutch tube....  Where can I look for this? 

Get a friend to push the pedal while you watch the Bowden tube. If 
the front of the Bowden tube moves, then you've got a broken weld 
problem, but the most likely cause is that a few strands of your 
cable have broken.

I have new cables here.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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