>From your description, it sounds like a throw-out bearing (or in VW terminology, a clutch release bearing).
Try removing the front motor mount and lowering the engine/trans with a floor jack - that should provide you with sufficient room to remove the end cap. Just be sure to have the correct sealer for the end cap when you replace it - it's not pretty when an end cap pops off and dumps gear oil all over the brakes (BTDT). --- Patrick Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. ===== Matthew Yip http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _____________ 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
