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Yeah, I know what I think has happened because I once did the same... If the release bearing gearbox internals are the same as mine, you can slide out the shaft that engages with the release forks. But you can slide it back in, in a different position. So the bit that engages with the cable will be in the wrong place to get maximum leverage. I think that makes sense? The way it's supposed to be- is when the release bearing is just resting on the pressure plate springs (fins), the lever that the cable hooks onto should be just below centre. So at half clutch, the lever is at 90 degrees to the cable- and at full clutch just above centre. So easy to show, but difficult to explain! If that's ok, then it'll be either the cable (wrong) or the pedal end. My first thought was pedal box, but you say that's ok.

Hi all Just changed out the clutch on the LUPO (1.0, 2000) - Cable variant. Firstly Throw-out bearing lever still has a lot of travel before it's touching the fins on the pressure plate. As a consequence or some other issue with the cable tighened down such that lever is just touching still not getting any gear engagement - the clutch pedal is too loose for my liking and not feeling like the cable/lever is actuating the pressure plate. The spring in the cable is completely closed up it's so tight. Note - I have repaired the pedal box so the bracket is back in place and not the issue for now. Feels like I've done something stupid but without taking it all apart again (pain in the doo dah). I did think the gear selector cable refitment, but that was only really the one cable and that went back in the centre of the bracket ?! And that doesn't resolve the loose cabeling Any suggestions as to what to check to rule out the obvious?

Apologies if this is not in the correct place But maybe of interest to some, spotted today https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16556430

Yeah, @Rich might be able to confirm... I ordered some recently for my SDI (regular, not GTi ball joints), and what turned up were exactly like the left one in @matty by's pic. And when I did a part number lookup, it said that they were the standard fitment for Polo 6N flavour. So maybe regular Polo 6N ball joints are the same as for Lupo GTi. There's no hole. And the thread is M12, not M10. The cone is also bigger for GTi.

Hello, ordered from the link which I thought was both sides? only one arrived but doesn’t look right, the middle hole isn’t long enough? wondering where people are getting ball joints for a gti from please?

rear brake shoes are worn, any recommendations for the best make to buy to replace them?. 1.0 Lupo

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Someone has been very busy. Impressive given that it's not summer yet. Usually a summertime job. I find biological laundry detergent works really well on fabric, left for about 20 mins then wet vac it all off. Then spray with a garden sprayer (clean water with a touch of disinfectant) as a final rinse before vac'ing it all off again. Looking very nice. 👍🏻

I did mine on the fly press. It worked beautifully and it took longer to get the rotten knuckle off. £12 bearing at euros.

Hi yes i’ll attach more photos below. It was in a bit of a sorry state when I bought it but i got a clean done and a mould treatment where it had been sat for a few months the sunroof had started to leak. All fixed now though. I’ve just had most of the interior out to clean it all again, the headliner needed it bad. 4 new tires on too

Tim & Tom fabric. Very posh. And with factory fit sunroof! A few paint patches to sort and she'll be like new. Nice car. 👍🏻 You could remove the remaining bump strips (use teeth floss in a sawing action), then gently rub off the remaining glue. Or use white spirit and a rag, but either way it's time consuming. Lots of tea breaks. Then a good wax. More pics please.

Yeah, I find that the bearings slide in/out with between 3-4t of force. But i like to seat them at 10t just to be sure that they're square. Take care when fitting the splined hub bit to the bearing inside hole, so the two halves dont split. Otherwise, pretty standard stuff.

Hi all, Recently purchased this lupo sport in march and was wondering if anyone knew any information about it?

Just looking for a bit of advice. I'm about to replace the wheel bearings on my SDI. I will be investing in a hydraulic bearing press and wondered if the small 6 tonne (eBay jobs) would have the minerals?!!. Any advice would be great 😎

For my car - French original sale - with parts from Autodoc their references are as follows: Continental Fanbelt - 6PK1153 Mahle Condenser - AC2860008 (matches size correctly) and supplied with attached dryer but not sold with o-ring seals for the pipe fittings... Mahle Compressor - ACP61000S The o-rings were reference 9GR 351 288-871 The condenser on my car has a larger surface area than those suggested by the website initially - use the measurements to confirm the length, height and thickness of the core. The o-ring references were found using the chat-bot on the Autodoc website and seem to match what I measured with a vernier. Looks like next weekend will be quite busy - let's see how it goes! Paul

What was the answer, which will help others...? 👍🏻

Many thanks - sorted. P

Okay thank you.

Mk4 golf alloys 9n /9n3 polo ones. Mostly any 5 stud VW wheels which are 5x100 pcd. Commiserations on the fox love.

The letter at the end of a VAG part number often means a design change. The beginning of the number usually means the model or design platform. So it might be different. Ask for photos.

I got my Fox on Saturday and I fell in love with her immediately. Test drive went well but as I drove her home she went into limp mode and I has very upset. Did a scan and found out it was cylinder 1 misfire. Luckily I found this website and I had faith that it was just a coil pack or a sparkplug. It was just a coil pack which is great, but now I can work on the other aspects such as the wheels. She came with standard hub caps that were zip tied on and I have to replace them. Don't really know what alloys to get and which ones are compatible. I looked online on Wheel Size which is sort of helpful. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated. Many Thanks

I've got a mk3 restoration project for sale. Three door mulberry highline, original.

I need to replace the condenser on my GTI and looking on Autodoc for example, there's various options of similar models. Does anyone know the significance of the 'A' at the end of the original part number (6XO820411'A')? There are several choices online to replace it using the 6XO820411 but I wonder if A is for the region the car was originally sold in - larger version condenser perhaps for hotter climates? Many thanks Paul

😭 Ah no worries man, cheers for responding though, knew it was a long shot.

Sorry mate, sold. I'll update the listing.