clutch cable in a polo

bobveedub · 10-08-2008, 03:33 PM

hi,

our clutch cable snapped while on holiday and the AA guy made a temporary cable to tide it over. now all of a sudden i cant engage gears unless the engine is off, is this the cable or something to do with the box? if i put into first then start with clutch down, it seems like its slightly turning as the car rumbles forward, but pulls away fine when i raise to the bite (which hasnt changed height?!)

cheers!

aadave · 10-08-2008, 04:59 PM

sounds like the temp cable has stretched, or settled into place, (they do that, as I found out after spending ages making a cable for a fiat, to find I had to re do it!) you may be able to get away with adjusting it, if he's used the right end with a thread, if he has just made a cable to length, then you need to get a new cable, which by rights you need anyway, as temporary cables are just that, temporary!

bobveedub · 10-08-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by aadave

sounds like the temp cable has stretched, or settled into place, (they do that, as I found out after spending ages making a cable for a fiat, to find I had to re do it!) you may be able to get away with adjusting it, if he's used the right end with a thread, if he has just made a cable to length, then you need to get a new cable, which by rights you need anyway, as temporary cables are just that, temporary!

cheers dave, just been adjusting it tighter and slacker and still no use, got it right at one point but bite was an inch from pedal being fully up, then it stopped working again? he used a threaded end but adjusting dont seem to be working. ill try and get to gsf tomorrow somehow for a cable, thanks!

aadave · 10-08-2008, 06:29 PM

you have to watch then, if adjusting it doens't work, that it might actually be a clutch fault... that could be what snapped the first cable....

bobveedub · 10-08-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aadave

you have to watch then, if adjusting it doens't work, that it might actually be a clutch fault... that could be what snapped the first cable....

ok ill try a proper vw cable then if it still dont work then ill take to a garage, it was a recon engine put in 6 months ago with a new clutch?!

cheers dave!