It won't hurt to bleed it at the slave cylinder. I did this once successfully. You may have air, water, who knows what in there. Jay
Tom Young <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 10/28/2002 12:35:18 PM Please respond to Tom Young <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM> Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: Re: Clutch release problems- '81 Aircooled
Jon: So you're saying that with this first attempt to start you leave the transmission in gear, press the clutch pedal down, the clutch pedal feels just like it always does, (i.e., normal resistance of the throw-out bearing against the pressure plate fingers), but when you turn over the engine the vehicle "jumps" because the clutch is engaged and the car in gear? The first thought that comes to mind is that there's air in the system, though I'm not sure what a "cool/cold morning" would have to do with this behavior. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Joyce" <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:01 AM Subject: Clutch release problems- '81 Aircooled
> The last few cool/cold (below 40 deg. or so) mornings I've gone out to start > the bus, the clutch has refused to disengage from the flywheel. I can shift > into neutral, start the bus and pump the clutch a few times and it releases > like it should. No further problems once underway. What should I look at as > the cause for this? My first thought was the slave cylinder, but the pedal > doesn't feel any different than under normal conditions. TIA-
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