Common questions

How do you adjust the clutch on a Volkswagen Golf?

How do you adjust the clutch on a Volkswagen Golf?

Push the clutch pedal in and release it several times before making adjustments. Loosen the clutch cable locknut with a wrench. Tighten the cable adjuster with your fingers until there is the specified amount of clutch free play.

How do you replace a club polo 6N2 clutch?

Get back round and remove clutch cable – a 13mm and a 10mm. Unplug and tuck away. Remove the battery. Remove the loom by pulling it up as much as you can. Disconnect the reverse sensor on the front of the box, the speedo connector at the top right of the box. Remove the starter (3 13mm bolts) and associated loom. Remove 18mm bolts and earth strap.

Where is the clutch cable on a Volkswagen?

The clutch cable leads from the clutch cable adjuster through the firewall to the clutch cable. Turn off the engine and set the parking brake. Depress the clutch pedal with your hand and feel how much free play or easy movement it has before you feel clutch resistance.

How do you disconnect the clutch from the clutch?

You may be able to disconnect this by pushing the clutch operating lever away from the nipple with your fingers, then pulling the nipple out of the lever with pliers. But if the cable is too tight, you must slacken the cable tension. Look back along the cable and find the cable adjuster.

Get back round and remove clutch cable – a 13mm and a 10mm. Unplug and tuck away. Remove the battery. Remove the loom by pulling it up as much as you can. Disconnect the reverse sensor on the front of the box, the speedo connector at the top right of the box. Remove the starter (3 13mm bolts) and associated loom. Remove 18mm bolts and earth strap.

How is the clutch cable adjustment done on a VW?

The Cable Adjustment is done by lengthening or shortening the threaded adjustment at the base of the cable. You want a little bit of free play, so that there is not a lot of pressure on the throw-out rod where it is touching the release plate, that is mounted to the clutch pressure plate.

What happens if I watch a VW Polo clutch video?

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How do you replace a step by step clutch?

Remove the starter (3 13mm bolts) and associated loom. Remove 18mm bolts and earth strap. Support box with jack and remove bolt on the gearbox end (under the battery). Hold clutch release arm, drop the jack and wiggle out. That’s easy.

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Ruth Doyle