27-06-2013, 02:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-06-2013, 02:43 PM by TrinityJayOne.)
'allo chaps, GTi6 owner from Down Under here! I'd been having a small (possibly unique) clutch issue on my 2mth old Pug and stumbled upon this thread while searching for answers. The mod above seemed unrelated but I bookmarked it all the same. Anyway, here's my problem as posted on a local Pug board-
Like I said this mod seemed unrelated (I originally thought the self-adjuster was to blame) but I thought I'd do it anyway. Can't do any harm, so why not? Well once I got a look at the spring I had a pretty bloody good idea where the notch-y feeling and the clunk/crunch sounds were coming from...
![[Image: clutchspring4.jpg]](http://members.iinet.net.au/~trinityjayone/Josie/clutchspring4.jpg)
More pics- Pic 1, pic 2, pic 3.
The pedal feels no different to before, apart from the lack of the notching of course. And for the record my clutch squeaks a little (from the engine bay) when lifting off the pedal, both before & after the mod, but it's only audible if the engine isn't running.
Thanks to the OP for posting this, you saved me stuffing about with an unnecessary cable replacement!
Quote:Very occasionally I will feel the clutch pedal 'notch' slightly at the end of it's travel. Basically just as it's about to hit the floor I can feel the resistance disappear and there is a small click/clunk sound. First time it occurred was about a month ago, and then on perhaps two more occasions since then. First time it happened it did it 'notched' about 10-20 times, since then it's only notched once or twice each time. On each occasion the car has been cold and it's not always on sequential applications (ie- I might pump the clutch 5 times and it only notches once). Actual clutch performance seems unaffected, there's still plenty of travel on both sides of the bite point and it's not getting harder or slipping or anything of that nature.
Like I said this mod seemed unrelated (I originally thought the self-adjuster was to blame) but I thought I'd do it anyway. Can't do any harm, so why not? Well once I got a look at the spring I had a pretty bloody good idea where the notch-y feeling and the clunk/crunch sounds were coming from...
More pics- Pic 1, pic 2, pic 3.
The pedal feels no different to before, apart from the lack of the notching of course. And for the record my clutch squeaks a little (from the engine bay) when lifting off the pedal, both before & after the mod, but it's only audible if the engine isn't running.
Thanks to the OP for posting this, you saved me stuffing about with an unnecessary cable replacement!