On 8/27/02 12:05 PM, "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, ed maikranz wrote: > >> The clutch in my 81 aircooled vanagon is growling at >> me. After just a few shifts it starts to act up. >> mostly when taking off from a stop in 1st I get a >> growling/groaning noise as I come off the clutch. from >> time to time i get a slight noise shiftint to second >> also. Today when I came to a stop with my foot on >> the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. >> Is it time for a new clutch, or is there possibly a >> hydraulic issue to be addressed? > > Sounds like your pilot bearing is going bad. Eventually it'll start to > growl all the time when the clutch is down and the transmission is in > gear. Then it'll start to grab a bit and make you grind going into > reverse. Then one day it'll seize up and you won't have a clutch anymore. > BTDT. > And the deteriation can happen very quickly. BTDT and got the new clutch bill as well. |
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