The gear lube will be OK. GL-5 is what's recommended
for newer (water-pumper) VWs - they use different
materials for the synchro rings.
There's many things which can cause clutch chatter.
Bad/loose front mount, insufficient Bowden tube
preload, cable or pedal binding, bent or contaminated
clutch disc, broken springs in a spring-center disc,
broken/warped spring(s) in the clutch cover,
hard-spots on the friction surface of the cover or
flywheel...
Often two or more of these conditions are present, but
not too bad - together they can cause a problem,
though. And it's not unusual for the symptom to change
in response to the temperature of the clutch
components - a contaminated disc or hard-spotted
flywheel/cover is sensitive to heat.
Start with the easy stuff. Check that the front mount
nuts are all tight. Remove the Bowden tube, clean it
out and inspect the inside liner. Replace it if it
looks bad, otherwise pack with grease and reinstall,
using washers at the back end to force about 1½" of
"sag" into the tube. If the symptom persists, try a
little more preload - many times that's sufficient to
reduce the chatter to a tolerable level even when
there's something else wrong. But do go after the real
problem as soon as you have a chance, driving with a
chattering clutch can lead to further damage -
including to the transmission internals.
--- asad ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Marc et all,
>
> Yes I see on the label 'API MT-1'......so I can
> continue with this oil??
> ...Bug went fine apart from the grinding/vibratory
> noise from the
> bearings........parked her fine at work. Have nite
> duties so came in the
> morning to the parkin lot to start the bug. Started
> fine. Usually I always
> let her idle for a good minute but as I was in a
> hurry took of in just 20 or
> so secs.
>
> There was a good amount of vibration when pulling
> off and changing gears.
> Thought it was due to the cold engine. Went on
> slowly but noticed the car
> really acted up esp when put into third gear....it
acted
> for the next couple of
> kilometers but then after warming up car was
> perfectly al rite as far as
> running goes.
>
> Discussed this with a mech. He says the clutch
> plate is busted. But what
> I cannot understand is why would it suddenly give up
> like this???? And why
> would it come alive again after the cars been run
> for around 4 km??
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