I got a quick story about my 82 VW 1.7 gasser pickup. I was on my way back from vacation on a 7 hour drive. I stop to use the restroom at a gas station and upon trying to restart my truck, the 9 month old starter refuses. (The solenoid has been getting very flakey. It will often not throw when I hit the key, and I can hear the "wizz" of the starter spinning free.) So... I give the truck a good push, jump in, jam it in 1st and dump the clutch. It jumps to life. Good. But I hear this wierd noise that I can best describe as putting a pinch of sand in an empty coffee can and shaking it. I am assuming that I shredded some stuff off the clutch disk and it was rattling around. I would guess that the clutch has about 70k to 80k miles on it while the truck has about 190k. I did get home OK, but it seems to go into 1st and reverse with difficulty at times and sometimes a bit of griding. I have adjusted the cable to give the most clutch release travel for good measure. I think I will tackle this before I head back to college. I will do the rear main seal as well. What else should be done while the tranny is out? Any thoughts on the starter? Dang remans. Oh! and where should I buy a clutch that will last, but wont force me to the pawn shop? Are napa clutches and good?
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17 years ago