85 MK1 Help

tmea · 11-23-2009, 01:57 PM

Have had no previous problems with this car. Driving and with no funny noises or other warnings power was lost to the wheels. Clutch slave cylinder works, shift cables are connected and moving, drive shafts intact, transmission goes into gear, let out clutch in any gear... nothing. No movement, noises ect... car can be reved in gear with clutch engaged, nothing. Never run into anything like this before. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Tom

etc… · 11-23-2009, 02:56 PM

Best guess is either the clutch disk and/or pressure plate, throw-out bearing or the flywheel itself. Another post (involving an MKII) discussed having the bolts holding the flywheel to the crank shear off, and not being able to transmit power.

If you put the car in gear and push the car, can you see the crank pulley (or any of the belts) turn? If so, can any of the pulleys be carefully held to provide resistance when the car is being pushed? There may be enough resistance associated with a very worn clutch disk and/or weak pressure plate to turn the engine when it is off, but not when it is running.

muffinman · 11-23-2009, 03:24 PM

how many miles are on the clutch? i second the clutch being destroyed.

traintech86 · 11-23-2009, 10:32 PM

lets talk about how 30 mins after buying my 2, this happened on the freeway. it was a bad start to a worse night. none the less my monies are on the clutch issues said above.

tmea · 11-24-2009, 02:51 PM

Thanks all. I will be dropping the tranny when I get back from my business trip in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know what I find. I'm hoping it is just the clutch disk. Perhaps the spline boss just broke off the plate....

tom

scottohno · 11-24-2009, 11:28 PM

i say disc too. you may have removed all friction material or even removed it from ll the rivets and it just spins now...

11-23-2009, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
tmea No Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	85 MK1 Help Have had no previous problems with this car. Driving and with no funny noises or other warnings power was lost to the wheels. Clutch slave cylinder works, shift cables are connected and moving, drive shafts intact, transmission goes into gear, let out clutch in any gear... nothing. No movement, noises ect... car can be reved in gear with clutch engaged, nothing. Never run into anything like this before. Any suggestions? Thanks Tom

11-23-2009, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
etc… Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Best guess is either the clutch disk and/or pressure plate, throw-out bearing or the flywheel itself. Another post (involving an MKII) discussed having the bolts holding the flywheel to the crank shear off, and not being able to transmit power. If you put the car in gear and push the car, can you see the crank pulley (or any of the belts) turn? If so, can any of the pulleys be carefully held to provide resistance when the car is being pushed? There may be enough resistance associated with a very worn clutch disk and/or weak pressure plate to turn the engine when it is off, but not when it is running. Last edited by etc…; 11-23-2009 at 03:10 PM..

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11-23-2009, 03:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	how many miles are on the clutch? i second the clutch being destroyed.

11-23-2009, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	lets talk about how 30 mins after buying my 2, this happened on the freeway. it was a bad start to a worse night. none the less my monies are on the clutch issues said above.

11-24-2009, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
tmea No Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Thanks all. I will be dropping the tranny when I get back from my business trip in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know what I find. I'm hoping it is just the clutch disk. Perhaps the spline boss just broke off the plate.... tom

11-24-2009, 11:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
scottohno control your hose Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fox Lake, IL Posts: 5,100 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 83 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	i say disc too. you may have removed all friction material or even removed it from ll the rivets and it just spins now...