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Why is my Golf revving so much?
My 1990 Volkswagen Golf sounds like it is permanently revving. I have asked my local garage and they seem to think the clutch cable may be bent! Is this correct?
Asked on 11 January 2015 by janeth
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If the clutch is very stiff then the clutch release arm is probably bent. I've had this on Golfs.
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