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Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:06:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Tarheel <puzerewski@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tarheel <puzerewski@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions
Comments: To: Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>

Could be a missing bolt on the slave cylinder.........will either not engage OR the pushrod on the slave becomes fully extended and the pedal is like a brick.............

Adam P 81 westy (2 of them) 74 beetle 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Total resto in progress

Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flubach@HOME.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:15 PM Subject: Re: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions

> how about just a simple bleed and/or replace the fluid. It there's air or > water in there, it would be more compressable and maybe no disengage the > clutch far enough. How do the brakes feel? > > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA > '82 VW diesel westy > '84 GL wasserboxer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Jere Hawn > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:14 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions > > > Hi All, > > I just wanted to get a few second opinions. Situation: (88 GL (her van)) > when I push the clutch in it doesn't disengage all the way. It has slowly > been getting worse. I can get it to disengage if I really push the pedal > down but digi-wife can't seem to get it to disengage. I suspect that the > slave cylinder is going bad. > > Are there any votes of confidences or other possibilities that I am missing? > > Thanks in Advance. > > Jere > 90 GL > 88 GL >


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