Clutch Cable Removal & Installation - 020 Transmission Service Procedure Pg 30a-4

This is page 30a-4 from a repair manual covering the clutch on vehicles with the 020 transmission (a Volkswagen manual transaxle). The page details two procedures: removing and installing the clutch cable. For removal, a special retaining strap is required to hold the cable's self-adjustment mechanism in the compressed position; the strap comes on new replacement cables, or a substitute can be fabricated from stiff wire. A caution warns against sharp bends in the clutch cable, which can affect the adjustment mechanism. Removal steps include depressing the clutch pedal several times, attaching the retaining strap (Fig. 3, illustration 30-350), compressing the adjustment mechanism at the protective boot, hooking the strap tabs to pins, disconnecting cable attachments from the release lever, removing the over-center spring, and unhooking the cable from the pedal. A note states that if the adjustment mechanism cannot be compressed it is defective and the cable will be destroyed during removal. Installation steps include coating the cable suspension point at the pedal with MoS2 grease, passing the cable through the bulkhead with the load plate installed (Fig. 4), routing the cable through the transmission bracket and release lever without damaging plastic parts, and hooking attachment parts onto the release lever. Illustrations 30-348 and 30-350 are referenced.