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Date:         Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:33:03 -0700
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: What happened?
Comments: To: Stones <sstones@idirect.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5.1.0.14.0.20020426121737.00a4bae0@mail.idirect.com>
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Don't forget the pilot bearing, no matter how difficult it is to remove.

Don't ask why I'm giving this advice. :>(

Mike

> From: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> > Reply-To: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:22:02 -0400 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: What happened? > > 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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