Date:         Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:06:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clutch master cyl replacement procedure? Some thoughts

I did this last January at 22deg f.   Honestly,  I can't outline the process
step by step, as I was so cold, and so angry having to do this when being so
cold, that I seem to have blocked it out.

Rest assured though, no special tools were necessary.  The only risk is a
further soaking of your carpet with hydraulic fluid.  I do recall taking off
the steering column plastic surround and doing some very tight work up
underneath, but nothing that a good shade-tree mechanic shouldn't find
pretty easy.  No special sealants, no gimmicks.  Try not to let the fluid
reservoir go dry as it is shared with the braking system. When it goes dry
you'll have to bleed two systems rather than one.

Good Luck.

Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch master cyl replacement procedure?


> ----- 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/
> >
> >
>