Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:49:25 -0500
Reply-To: "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
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From: "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject: Re: Clutch sticking
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Check the condition of the clutch pedal under the dash, where it pivots in
the metal bracket. That spot should be lubed every so ofteen, but on many
vans it gets ignored. You end up with a dry metal against dry metal, which
can eat up the pivot point/pin and cause the clutch to bind up.
TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony L. Mourkas [SMTP:frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Clutch sticking
>
> The clutch on my 87 Syncro has never had as smooth an action as that of
> my 84 Westy. I would compare the feeling to a tight heater control cable
> or a mountain bike brake cable that has sand grit in it, always worked,
> but with a rough action.
>
> A few days back things took a turn for the worse, the pedal had a
> definite rough or tight spot about halfway through it's range of travel.
> Two nights ago it started sticking halfway up on the return from fully
> depressed, I had to pry it up with the toe of my boot to get the pedal to
> release fully. Before I got home the problem cleared up to where the
> pedal would return to rest, albeit with the rough spot about halfway
> through the range of travel. Last night on my travel to and from the
> YMCA it happened again and this time the sticking was worse requiring
> more effort to pry the pedal fully up to rest.
>
> While sticking halfway up the clutch is partially engaged, producing
> quite a bit of slippage especially at anything other than a very light
> throttle, and prying up the pedal did cause the clutch to fully engage
> sometimes causing some interesting lurches as it did so. I might also
> mention that I noticed a bit of squeaking coming from the pedal linkage
> or master cylinder after I got home. Haven't checked the fluid level
> yet, have not noticed any leaks.
>
> Any thoughts on the nature of my difficulties for the hydraulically
> challenged?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tony
>
> Anthony L. Mourkas
> Hampden, Maine, USA
> 1984 Vanagon Westfalia
> 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
> 1991 Jetta Eco Diesel
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