make sure you get the beefier main seal. there are 2 different seals with the SAME vw part #. the skimpier one's seem to leak a lot more. My experience is that most repair shops etc don't know of these differences. Leonard at AVP made the switch over a year ago. ed 87 gl Reno NV -----Original Message----- From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: Re: What happened?
>I'm replacing my clutch soon due to an oil leak from the crank & "O" ring >seal. > >Here is the advice given to me by those of you who know more than I know. > >"Replace the main seal and "O" ring and clutch kit and a new clutch pilot >bearing and clutch release bearing. Resurface flywheel. Also a new tranny >shaft seal and a new starter shaft bushing in the bell housing." > > > >William >1989 Vanagon GL >1988 Mercedes 300SE > > > >> At 10:19 AM 4/26/02 -0400, you wrote: >> >Hi Volks, >> >Sunday ,when I got back from Everybus towing "The Love Bug",( which is >> >similar to a Scamp) my '80 Vanagon would go into gear but just rev >> >up. If I really gave it some rpms, the vanagon moved a bit. I thought >> >the clutch went and plan to replace it this weekend. I noticed two days >> >later, that the grass was dead where the bus was having difficulties >> >moving. Any ideas as to what may have happened? Thanks! >> >> The dead grass is the give away... It's like crop circles. The martians >> have burnt out your clutch and you'll need to replace it. So long as >you're >> going in that far, I'd suggest replacing the throw out bearing as well, >> it'll cost you an extra $70 or so, but you won't have to be dropping your >> transmission in 6 months to replace it then when it fails... My theory is >> that so long as you've got something open to a certain point, replace all >> of the parts that wear out that you can get to and they won't get a chance >> to wear out. > |
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