Weird clutch problem on 1976 Rabbit?

Lately my 76 Rabbit has been having a strange clutch problem. When I push
the pedal down and start to release it, it feels like the clutch is
engaging immediately (the car kind of jerks forward like I released the
clutch). But if I continue to let the pedal up it disengages again and then
feels normal the rest of the way as the pedal is released.

The clutch doesn't slip at all, there's no "grabbing" or "jerking" as
normally happens with a broken spring/warped disk/oiled disk. When it
works, it works nice and smooth.

To complicate diagnosis, it doesn't always act this way. I may drive it a
few days without any issues, then other days it may act up all day long.

I have about 70K miles on the clutch, and about 15K on the new clutch
cable. The clutch cable is properly adjusted, and I have no other clutch
problems or symptoms.

I'm not eager to replace the clutch again. Would a throwout bearing cause
this?

Thanks,

Anthony

On my Rabbits I had problems with the clutch pedal/brake pedal bracket
breaking. Are you aware of that problem and where to look? I think you
can see it flexing and failing by looking at the firewall where the
clutch cable comes out. Or maybe I looked inside the car where the
clutch cable goes out and saw it breaking up. I welded once and just
bought a new bracket the second time.

I had a Squareback do weird clutch things. I had removed the flywheel
to replace a leaking oil seal. I could not get the clutch to work
after that. It worked fine with a new pressure plate and disk though.
;-(

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:01:19 -0500, HerHusband <unknown DeleteThis @unknown.com>
wrote:

>Lately my 76 Rabbit has been having a strange clutch problem. When I push
>the pedal down and start to release it, it feels like the clutch is
>engaging immediately (the car kind of jerks forward like I released the
>clutch). But if I continue to let the pedal up it disengages again and then
>feels normal the rest of the way as the pedal is released.
>
>The clutch doesn't slip at all, there's no "grabbing" or "jerking" as
>normally happens with a broken spring/warped disk/oiled disk. When it
>works, it works nice and smooth.
>
>To complicate diagnosis, it doesn't always act this way. I may drive it a
>few days without any issues, then other days it may act up all day long.
>
>I have about 70K miles on the clutch, and about 15K on the new clutch
>cable. The clutch cable is properly adjusted, and I have no other clutch
>problems or symptoms.
>
>I'm not eager to replace the clutch again. Would a throwout bearing cause
>this?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Anthony