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78 Busdriver
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Joined: February 26, 2017
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Location: KC
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 Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:32 pm Post subject: Clutch free play |
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| I have about 2" of free play on my clutch, wingnut is as far as it will go...what's my problem? |
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SGKent 
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Joined: October 30, 2007
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Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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is this a new cable, new problem, just happened, replaced the clutch?
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78 Busdriver
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Joined: February 26, 2017
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Location: KC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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| The guy I bought it from said the clutch was replaced...didn't mention the cable...no issue just wondering if this is normal. |
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aeromech
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Location: San Diego, California
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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Your cable is breaking
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Tcash
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Joined: July 20, 2011
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Location: San Jose, California, USA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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| Clutch Failures |
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HelmutofBuffalo
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Joined: August 22, 2005
Posts: 554
Location: West Coast of New York
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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Just went through this same problem. Clutch cable was fine. Pulled motor, everything looked fine, put a load on pressure plate, almost no resistance. Cheap Chineses steel did not hold it's "springy". Put in one I had from different Bus, problem solved (for me) .
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Wildthings
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Joined: March 13, 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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| Many of the cables out there are too long. I got a cable from Oreillys that was the correct length after getting several cables that were the wrong length from VW parts houses. Note that Oreillys offers several different brands of cables and I am not sure which one I bought. |
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rottenkid
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Joined: June 19, 2015
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Location: Warkworth, ontario
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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| I replaced my cable in the spring, only to pull the engine and replace the clutch. The clutch that was in the bus looked OK, but the new clutch works great. The old clutch was just Chinese junk. |
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TomWesty
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Joined: November 23, 2007
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Location: Wyoming,USA
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Clutch free play |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
| Many of the cables out there are too long. I got a cable from Oreillys that was the correct length after getting several cables that were the wrong length from VW parts houses. Note that Oreillys offers several different brands of cables and I am not sure which one I bought. |
I've had good luck with the Cofle brand cable for my '71.
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