One of the more subtle failure modes for VW clutch cables was a bad battery to body ground connection. All the current went through the clutch cable, heated it up and made it brittle. Then it broke for no obvious reason...
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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