> > manuals use a cable, whereas the auto uses a hard linkage, which needs more > > push? > anyone else agree with alan here? Well, I'd agree in the sense that it's true that the hard linkage between the throttle body and tranny has two springs behind it and therefore requires more "pull", but I don't think that alone would require the TWO reinforcement bars specified (illus. 75-00, pn 251 723 520 in the ETKA). Perhaps it's because when you drive an automatic, and ESPECIALLY a VW Type 2 automatic, you have a tendency stomp the pedal hard so it'll downshift and give you some actual acceleration. Conversely, the very act of changing gears on a manual requires letting up on the gas when you put in the clutch. |
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