>Finally, I have a reasonably new clutch and clutch slave cylinder. After >driving in cold temps for a while, the clutch felt very much like it would >when a slave cylinder is going, i.e. the pedal goes almost to the floor >before disengaging the clutch, and grabs almost immediately when letting up >on the pedal. Could this be somehow related to cold temps as well? When >the van warmed up a bit, things were back to normal again. I went through >this cycle a couple of times throughout the day. Could be the seals on your clutch master cylinder are on the way out. The seals contract in the extreme cold and cause the mushy pedal and when the van warms up it's not so bad. I've seen this twice in the last 18 months --- because I was stupid enough to put a 'known good' clutch master cylinder in the first time. Spring for a new one. Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy "BlueBelle" Toronto, Canada http://www.torontovanagon.com |
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