One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Drago]

MkI

MkI and MKII Golfs usually had a heavy clutch as there was a sharp right angle bend in the cable where it passed through the bulkhead. It always wore a grove into the housing and got very stiff and heavy unless it had been replaced quite recently. Eventually it pulled through the outer and the clutch pedal stuck down. Happened to me in the middle of a busy junction.

The MK I had an Achilles heel where the cable stop on the bulkhead pulled through at high mileage and left you with no clutch (DAMHIK). I pop riveted a repair into place as the engine would need to come out to do a proper repair. I think they reinforced the bulkhead in the MKII.

As far as I know, the abomination that was the MK III switched to a fluid clutch.

MKI Golfs also had a very heavy brake pedal. People say they had bad brakes but it's not really true. They just needed a lot of pedal pressure by modern standards.

IIRC the 1100 didnt even have a servo. The mk2 Polo was the same.

 

[tyred]

IIRC the 1100 didnt even have a servo. The mk2 Polo was the same.

I'm not overly familiar with the petrol Golfs but the diesels all had servos.

My main experience with them is the commercial vehicle variations which had the 10.5" drums common to the Passat Estate and the Audi 80 so perhaps normal versions with the small drums weren't so good at stopping.

I believe early mkI Golfs had drums all round.