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troll - 29 May 2008 04:14 GMT

esp. when the engine is cold, letting out the clutch get the car a
shakin'.
yes, I put more "sag" in the bowden tube.
It is less severe after warming up the motor.
I suspect oil on the clutch linings.
any other ideas. Possible to check the trans mount while its all
together?

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P.J.Berg - 29 May 2008 06:49 GMT

> esp. when the engine is cold, letting out the clutch get the car a
> shakin'.
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> any other ideas. Possible to check the trans mount while its all
> together?

-Oil on clutch/flywheel
-Broken thrustbearing fork
-Broken thrustbearing retainig clip
-Soft/broken trans.-mounts

You can inspect the trans.-mounts with engine in car by applying load with
a floor jack whilst looking at the mounts.
Also inspect the front mount, same method but move floor jack underneath
transmission.

J.

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troll - 29 May 2008 07:18 GMT

> > esp. when the engine is cold, letting out the clutch get the car a
> > shakin'.
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> J.

hey, thanks.
It's so hard to keep an 39 y.o. car as a daily driver.

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troll - 30 May 2008 18:37 GMT

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> > > esp. when the engine is cold, letting out the clutch get the car a
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> hey, thanks.
> It's so hard to keep an 39 y.o. car as a daily driver.

we're thinking bad transaxle mounts. Now. look for an up-date.

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rvirgin22 - 29 May 2008 19:27 GMT

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Shakin VW

1) Please forgive my stupidity.

2) I have seen many, many, many times the report that oil on the
clutch disc, flyweel, or pressure plate will make the clutch
"shake, rattle and roll", otherwise known as making the Beetle
chatter.

3) My basic simple logic made me think the oil would make the
clutch "slip" rather than "shake, rattle and roll".

4) Please help me to understand. My brain sometimes gets
frozen living up in the snowbelt of Canada.

Ross Virgin
Toronto, Canada
1972 Beetle..... and more
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Jeff DeWitt - 30 May 2008 04:26 GMT

I've had it happen too, and not just in VW's.

I think what happens is with some oil on the clutch instead of slipping
evenly as it engages it slips/grabs/slips/grabs until it actually engages.

Jeff DeWitt

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