Date:         Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:43:58 EDT
Reply-To:     VW85Westy@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Krogh <VW85Westy@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Clutch Problem
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Got Zippy back with engine repair done under AVP warranty.  Thanks Erin and
Leonard.

New wierdness yesterday.  The van has about 300 miles since Engine R&R and I
was driving on the highway.  Tried to shift and clutch seemed to do nothing.
Was able to get it most of the way home by engine speed matching during
shifting, but finally had to pull over.  Examined the master, slave and lines
and found no leaking anywhere.  I tried pumpimg the pedal a bunch of times to
see if anything leaked.

Decided to try it one more time before calling for a tow (standard practice,
amazing how often it works) and, lo and behold, clutch works again.   The
reservoir is 2/3 down to the min mark, I have no idea when it was filled
last.  THe friction point seems a little close to the floor.

So now I wonder what's going on.  Was it an air bubble in the system?   Is it
an internaly leaking master or slave that started working again with the
pumping?  Is it sticky throwout bearing?  All clutch parts were replaced one
year (6000 miles) ago with initial engine swap.

Any opinions on how to proceed?  Replace master and slave and that rubber
line going into the slave?

Any help appreciated.

BTW, my wife and I picked up a 2002 MV Weekender a month ago.  GREAT car, but
not as great a camper as the vanagon.

Thanks for the help.
Peter