Clutch Pedal

Long shot that the conduit tube in the tunnel may have a broken weld and the tube is merely shifting as you press the pedal. Look in the access hole while someone presses pedal.

Start studying Jan's article on pulling the engine:

Speedy Jim

engine:

Thanks Speedy,

Sounds like pulling the engine is the favorable option. Can this be signs of a fallen TO bearing or broken shaft. My research is pointing in this direction but I am not too sure if it is something I can handle... I really don't even know what these things do. :-)

try and remove the left rear wheel and pull the leaver hard by hand, while afriend tries to shift.

engine:

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You need to acquire a shop manual.

Like this:

You may find them used on eBay too.

Jim

yes, pulling the engine and probably replacing the pressure plate. I had this problem and a new p.p. was the fix. good luck!

Not sure if this will help...

There was a small article in a recent Hot VW magazine (Sep-Oct 2007 Tech Talk) that talked about two possible reasons for your problem:

1) The clutch disc mating surface on the flywheel is resurfaced removing metal, but the mounting surface where the pressure plate mounts is not cut down by the same amount. The disc sits in a deeper recess and the clutch adjustment is affected.

2) Cheap clutch disks coming from China that are thicker than normal. This means that after bolting down the pressure plate the springs/ fingers are already in a partially compressed state and the normal pedal travel can't get the pressure plate to disengage. The difference is not noticeable to the naked eye but it results in not being able to fully disengage the clutch.

AshMan40