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Date:         Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:27:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
Comments: To: Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3B49D710.EA9FEEF4@surfree.com>
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Leon,

I don't think Micky lives over there.

Jere 90 GL 88 GL

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Leon Korkin Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:09 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more

The slave cylinder bracket is perfect example of Micky Mouse "engineering" that went into many other areas of Vanagons... Leon 85 Subwagen Westy

Jere Hawn wrote:

> Hi All, > > I just finished replacing my slave cylinder last night. That one nut and > bolt was a two person job. I don't quite understand it though; everything > on the van had been easier then it looks to fix except for this one nut and > bolt on the slave cylinder. I had to insert the bold with needle nose > pliers (should have had vice grip needle nose to make it easier) and another > person put the nut on it. In any case it is done and now the find a way to > clean the mess the leaky cylinder left on everything. > > Jere > 90 GL > 88 GL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Chuck Hill > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:06 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more > > The clutch slave cylinder is mounted on a bracket with two small bolts, > and is typically really difficult for me to remove. Access to the rear > bolt is especially bad, and they are usually pretty rusty here in Iowa, > at least. Does anyone have any really effective tricks to getting this > thing off? > > On another note, I like it when people advertise their parts for sale on > the list, especially when they price them up front--same price for > everyone--and actually have the parts they advertise for sale. I think > this is an important function the list can fulfill. > > One more thing. We see the same issues raised repeatedly, and that's > OK, and there are good reasons for this to happen. Is it possible to > create a Vanagon "book" that we could all contribute a page or chapter > to, that could then build up to be the definitive information source, > organized in some logical way, with updates possible. The so-called > archives system is clumsy, slow, irritating, and inefficient. If there > were a "book" that held our collective contributions, wouldn't that be a > better system? > > I hope to change the world here. > > Chuck Hill, lotsabusses


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