Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:36:01 -0800
Reply-To: Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
Subject: Re: Clutch diagnosis/opinions please!
At 01:11 PM 01/28/2000 -0500, Carrington, Tom wrote:
>My Crew Cab is having clutch problems. When I press on the clutch, it does
>not totally disengage. If I am stopped at a light, I have to turn off the
>engine to get it back into 1st. There are no visible leaks on either the
>master or slave cylinders, and the fluid level has not dropped at all. When
>a helper pushes on the clutch pedal, the slave actuates and moves the lever,
>but I'm not sure how far it has to go for complete disengagement. And I
>can't look at the '82 as an example since the clutch master failed on that
>one last week...probably due to the cold temps we are having. I'm wondering
>what to do.....
>
>I could try to bleed the system to see if it helps. Although i find it hard
>to believe that air is in there without a leak or having opened the system.
>
>I could pull the tranny, and replace the clutch pressure plate, disc, t/o
>bearing and cross shaft (I have all the parts already since I have planned
>on doing the clutch sometime). If that is the concensus, I'll have to park
>the crew until March or April. I'm too busy rennovating my house to stop and
>do a big project like that...take a look at
>http://www.relitech.com/tomc/house to see what I mean!
>
>Or I could replace both the master and slave cylinders. Only takes an hour
>and costs $100 for the parts. Maybe it will help, maybe not.
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>TomC
>tcarrington@relitech.com
>http://volksweb.relitech.com
>85 Vanagon Crew Cab
>82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
>65 Notchback
Tom,
I had a slave cylinder failure on one of my vanagons, the clutch
only disengaged if I pumped it and then shifted quickly. There were no
leaks externally. I could see the lever move slightly on the bell housing
when a helper pushed in the clutch, but not very much. I didn't know
whether it was the master cylinder seals that were bad or the slave's, but
the slave replacement was an easier job so I started there and that was the
problem, I still have the new master cylinder in my parts stash. Hope this
helps.
Rick
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