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Clutch, too the floor, broken cable... 11/23/2007 11:56:44 AM

Always bound to happen, driving happily along, when you push the clutch in, and swoooaaappp, it drops to the floor with the thud that lets you know, your now just a large bread box of an object traveling on the highway at 60mph!

Fortunately it was the morning rush hour and I was in the left lane, so it would be quite easy to navigate to the side of the road to inspect and get a damage report; nothing any Bus Pilot can not easily handle.

Quick review while laying under front of bus, end of clutch cable blown out, clevis pin lost.  Decide to drive and shift with no clutch; there are vw enthusiasts that will tell you if you match the speed of the engine with the speed of the transmission, a 1:1 ratio, you can shift with no clutch....YES IT's TRUE; but damn they make it sound too easy and getting from 3rd to 4th was impossible.

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