Date:         Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:19:54 -0400
Reply-To:     The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clutch master cyl replacement procedure?
Comments: To: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>

----- Original Message -----
From: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 1:20 PM
Subject: Clutch master cyl replacement procedure?


> My clutch master cylinder is leaking fluid from where the push rod
> enters the top of the cylinder.  Fluid is, of course, soaking the
> carpet.  I'm going to replace it--the MC, that is, not the carpet.
>
> Problem: the Bentley manual is of no help re: the procedure for doing
> the replacement.  All I can find in it regarding the clutch master
> cylinder is one page with info limited to one diagram showing the
> clutch MC as part of the total clutch hydraulic system.  No info
> beyond that.  Useful!
>
> So, what's the procedure?  Do I have to remove the pedal assembly, or
> can the MC be removed with everything else in situ?  Any other
> materials/tools/etc I need for doing this beyond basic tool set?
> Never done this sort of work before, so any tips/warnings/gotchas
> welcomed.  Need any sort of sealant for where hydraulic lines enter
> the MC?  How is pushrod freeplay adjusted?  Anybody care to hazard a
> total time estimate for the job for someone who has done work on
> buses before, but never this particular job?  Bentley *does* say a
> pressure bleeder is needed to bleed the system, and I don't have one
> of those.  Can I get away without?  How much would I expect to pay
> for one that would do the job?  Recommendations on pressure bleeder
> sources, especially from folks in Canada?
>
> Questions, questions, questions!
>
> Might as well bleed the brakes while I'm getting covered in brake
> fluid anyway...
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all help!
>
> T.
> (my old old-cooled buses never had leaking clutch cylinders, grumble,
> grumble.  Although the cables would let go at awkward times...)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tobin Copley   Bowen Island, BC, Canada              tobin.copley@ubc.ca
>
> '82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
> '97 son Russell                                   =============
> '99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
> 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       O|.           .| clatter!
> 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
> Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)
> http://www.sfu.ca/~tcopley/vw/
>
>