Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:50:31 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: What happened?
One's 10mm and the other is 12. Use the 12. I believe that the material
may be different, as well.
Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed DeBolt" <eddebolt@SOFTCOM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: What happened?
> 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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