Re: Clutch Problems

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

Jamie,

I get the EXACT same noise under the same conditions. I'm about a month away
from the end of my 2/24 warranty.  Is your dealer covering this under the
2y/24k or the 10y/100k?  Can you consistently reproduce this? If so, how?

Thanks,

Joe



jamie vondruska wrote:

> >????  So who's paying for it ????
>
> The dealer is paying for the clutch repair under warrantee.
>
> >Ok - so I have the entirely other chirping thing - what is it?  The guys
> >at New Dimensions couldn't hear the noise, but I can...
>
> Most commonly I get the chirping noise from the clutch when I am engaging
> it while backing up (usually if I load the clutch heavily by not pressing
> the accelerator enough). Sometimes it makes this noise while starting to
> move forward too. Couldn't really tell you what causes it other than
> friction in the clutch plates that vw uses.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -jamie