Date:         Sun, 18 Feb 2001 15:37:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe <jbeckham@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe <jbeckham@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Clutch problem on 85 westy
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Hi all,

Last weekend at the aborted telemark festival up at wildcat in NH. Sunday
morning it 7 below zero when I started the van, the clutch pedal went to the
floor. The clutch master cylinder is original with 266,000 miles on it, so I
thought its time must be up. The clutch worked a little on my four hour ride
home to Narragansett RI but not much. I ordered a discount master cylinder
from Ron at Bus Depot, $39.95 thank you Ron. Now for the problem I just
finished installing the master cylinder and still have an intermittent
clutch some times it works some times it don't. When I first startup and
drive away it seams to work but after not using it for a while it will not
disengage when I press the pedal down. The slave cylinder was changed with
the clutch at about 210,000 miles so its still relatively new, but could
still be bad. I don't have a pressure bleeder so I did the old way with two
people, thank you Ashley. So I wonder do I just change the slave cylinder,
or is there other things I should try. The pedal does not feel soft or
mushy, although it does engage very close to the floor. Anybody have any
thoughts???? Thanks in advance Joe

J.R. Beckham
Narragansett Rhode Island
85 Westy 266k
91 GL 150K