Yes Dave that is exactly the sound made it happens when the cluth is towards the bottom. Also as the clutch is released (towards the top) and fully engaged there is a judder/clanking sound after changing gear.
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I had the same problem on my 1.3 Golf. I still have the car.
I tried lubricating the pedal, clutch cable etc. Minor improvement but in the end I invested in a new clutch. It's better now but you will have to bear in mind that it is an old design; the clutch was probably heavy when it was driven out of the showroom in the eightees.
Mine has done 69,000 miles and apart although it's pathetically slow and pretty dreadful to drive I wouldn't swop it for anything.
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Older Golfs have a very strange clutch design, and one of the characteristics is that the clutch action becomes heavier as the clutch plate wears. A partly seized clutch cable can make the clutch even heavier, but as you've already found, replacing the cable is unlikely to be the whole solution at this stage. Sooner or later something will give way under the strain. On a Mk1 it would probably be the bulkhead, where the clutch cable passes through it. On a Mk2 it's more likely to be the cable itself which snaps.
The good news is that a clutch change on a Mk2 Golf is pretty straightforward and the parts aren't too dear, so any half decent garage should be able to sort you out for a reasonable price.
Richard Hall
bangernomics.tripod.com
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Unless they're a certain Volskwagen main dealer in Leicester, who quoted me £650 for a new clutch on a 1300 Mk2 worth around £300... ;)
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Yes my main dealer want over £400 pounds! I don't mind it being heavy as long as its not a sign that somethings going to give and i'll be left stranded somewhere.
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sorry to poach the thread, my mk2 clutch has just started slipping if you boot it, is this a sign that the friction plate is a bit past it?
and how straightofrward is straightforward? I've had a look in Haynes and it seems quite involved to get the gearbox out
thanks
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Yes Dave that is exactly the sound made it happens when the cluth is towards the bottom.
Sounds very much like the thrust bearing is on it's way out. As regards to changing the whole clutch, some consider it false economy just to replace the bearing, only to find that the linings or pressure plate also need changing 10,000 miles later.
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