HAYNES MANUAL

Hi all does anyone know what color haynes manual i need for a 1993 mk1 clipper cant seem to find one anywhere

the brown one, it wont specifically say 93 clipper but it does say about cabrio on the cover and its as close as you'll get. covers most of the cabby specific info you'll need and has the wiring diagrams. i cant remember if it covers the clipper kit, and the digifant engien those will be the only 2 things it wont have in it if not

the basic digifant engien is same as the kjet ones so most of twhat you need is covered, but digifant fuel/ignition info could be found in the mk2 haynes, or just on the forums

Hi jonny going to sound really dumb whats the part called by the ecu on a golf clipper looks like a coil or a giant resistor is that what it is you have the same thing on the heater blower

7 pin thing yeah? thats the ignition control unit, or the TCI unit (transistor controlled ignition)

or do you mean the ceramic tube thing with a yellow wire out of each end? thats the dimdip resistor, if the wires short thru this sets fire to the headlight switch. not too much of a problem on a mk1 asd its in a decent location, but on a mk2 VW decided to drape the wires over the chassis leg so its common for em to rub and short out. I always bin them as soon as I spot!

Ye the ceramic thingy lol mine got red hot  yesterday on the wau  to work but seems fine today strange

yeah it puts the dipped beam on dim with the sidelights, so if you're driving about with sides on for a while it'll get hot as its a resistor

Ok mate lol just got a bit worried 

John, does the clipper have an ECU?

no, just the spark unit/tci

Cheers, just reading Scoty's post  & was thinking I didn't know there was an ECU
in my clipper👍

Dont listen to me mate im not food when it comes to electrics on cars thats why i need jonny lol

Jon had my car on ramps today as steering colum feels loose and knocking over bumps bloody roads he said all my other bushes. Seem good wishbones ect 
Some play in colunm
How many bushes is there on steering colunm is it just the 2 

I believe just the one in the bottom plus the one in the steering lock?

Hi mate can you buy just the steering colunm bottom bush im struggling to find one all that keeps coming up are the steering rack bushes

ETKA isnt very clear, but I think you need one or both of these:
171419517B - ball bearing - 3.61+VAT
171419539 - thrust ring

the 1st one is available from VW, the 2nd is not but heritage stock:
https://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Steering-Column-lower-Support-Ring-Mk1-GolfScirocco-Genui-171419539_act_shop.product_pID_154236482.htm

or order it via heritage from classic parts for a longer wait but cheaper price:
https://www.vwheritage.com/vw_act_vwclassicParts.search.htm?classicSearchText=171419539

heritage do the bearing as well if its easier for you to get one from them rather than VW, though out of stock right now:
https://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Bearing-Lower-Steering-Column-Mk12-GolfCorrado-171419517B_act_shop.product_pID_154234874.htm

Hhmmm i cant find the first one mate 

Found it do you think this will solve the problem 

Hi jonny have you ever fitted one is it a case of just taking off uj and  ftom bottom up does it go bearing then thust ring or thrust ring first bearing then spring the uj back on sorry to keep pestering you mate

I've done it on a MK2 and I cant see mk1 bein any different, but yeah for mk2 you undo and remove the bolt at the bottom of the column to the UJ. Next take off the plastic trim off the bottom of the lock housing, disconnect all the plugs and remove the allen bolt holding lock housing to column tube.

now the column will pull right out with all the stalks and steering wheel still attached

then its a case of remove the old bearing/bush and pop in the new ones. OPh and there is a spring between the UJ and the base of the column, be sure not to loose it and to refit it after you build it all back up.

Which side does the thust ring go bottom end or top of bearing