Date:         Wed, 17 May 2000 16:14:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Thomas Czerniak <SELTEN@CORE.COM>
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From:         Thomas Czerniak <SELTEN@CORE.COM>
Subject:      Re: here's a stumper...(question)
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Chris,
      I once had the same problem with the clutch
on an 1980 westy I had.My clutch pedal was stuck
in the up position. Thinking that the clutch disc
was somehow binding and not moving at all,I took
the trans out at least twice to try to see what I
could see. In the end the problem turned out to be
that the splines on both the pivot shaft(Throw
out) and the little arm with the ball end that
attaches to it, were rounded off. The arm had
rotated forward in the arc of its possible travel
and that's as far as it would go.With the slave
cylinder taking up the difference, there was
nowhere for the pedal to go. The only difference
is that I could not shift between any gears.
Tom Czerniak


JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> '83.5  9 pass van..red and white.   4spd. has been sitting for a while. van
> starts right up, and idles fine.
> but clutch pedal is "frozen/stuck" in up position. van was parked for a while
> in neutral w/ e-brake off.  Van shifted/drove fine prior to parking.  Now
> when i start it up, i can shift freely thru all the gears with the van idling
> ---- wirthout depressing clutch. (obviously, since clutch pedal is stuck in
> up position)
> thinking it was the clutch mast cyl, i replaced that. it then freed pedal up
> for a min until i bled out line/refilled brake fluid resivoir,  and brought
> it back up to pressure.  now its stuck again.
> what else could it be?  clutch slave cyl back by tranny?  maybe piston
> rusted/stuck open, and its  keeping the slave cyl from engaging clutch
> pplate?
> any ideas?  ive never had this happen before..  any ideas appreciated..
> thanks
> chris