Last week I picked up a clean '84 Gti dirt cheap knowing that it had some transmission issues. At first I though it was well on the way to self machining, but after poking around a bit, I'm beginning to think otherwise. Here's what it's doing:
Car starts up and idles fine. With the clutch fully disengaged it makes a hollow rattling noise coming from the transmission. Using a long screwdriver to take a listen, it appears as if it's coming from the end cap. When the clutch is engaged, the noise goes away. Now, when the car is placed in any gear, and I ease my foot off the clutch, there is a horrible almost gear whining noise, but I don't think it's the gears, it's a slightly different noise. This is only present when accelerating or cruising at a steady speed. If I coast in gear, the noise is nonexistent. I'm thinking clutch release bearing, possibly clutch push rod. Any opinions? I'm going to pull the end cap this weekend, but who the hell designed the A1? I have to drop three of four motor mounts to get enough clearance to pull the end cap past the wheel well. Maybe I'll just use a grinder to "redesign" the wheel well area. Thanks. Pat Schmidt _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
