OK if you're going to go to all that trouble to get under there. It requires a 7mm box wrench and I've seen slave cylinders with a top and bottom bleeder (has both) so be sure you bleed both if it has the extra bottom bleeder. Stan Wilder On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:59:02 -0500 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes: > 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- > > > > > > This communication is for use by the intended recipient and > contains > information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted > under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > hereby > formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this > e-mail, > in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the > sender > by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless > explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", > this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract > amendment, > or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not > constitute > a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct > marketing > purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. > > Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese > Korean > > http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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