Date:         Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:40:24 -0500
Reply-To:     dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
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From:         dr <dxrobertson@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
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I just went through this on my 82 aircooled.  You didnt mention what
year you are working on.  I determined there are 2 ways to get the bolt
out.  I used method 1:

1.  remove the front section of the cooling tin to gain access to the
bolt from the back side.  Actually all i did was bend the front cooling
tin enough to get a wrench betwen the tin and the engine/trans.  The
idea is to gain access to the bolt from inside the engine bay, through
the bent piece of cooling tin, through the backside of the slave
bracket, and onto the bolt.

2.  (i did not do this, but thought of it during the several hours i
spent looking at the situtation). saw off a wrench, making it short
enough to slip into the slave bracket from the back side.  i think if
you could do this, you would not have to hold onto the wrench, as it
would be jammed up against the slave mount as you loosened the nut on
the top.

make sure you apply anit-seeze to the bolts before reassemble to keep
this from happening the next time.

good luck.  at one point, i thought this was an impossible situation,
but i was able to do it.



d



ok artguy wrote:
> Okay, I've got the bus jacked up and torn apart, blocking my wife's side of
> the driveway, trying to replace the clutch slave cylinder. For the life of
> me, I can not figure out how to get to the rear bolt! It's (of course)
> turning when I try to loosen the nut, and of course all access to the
> underside is blocked by the bracket. Attempts to jam the bolthead with a
> screwdriver have been unsuccessful. It appears that I can remove the
> circlip
> for the clutch arm, and thereby remove the arm AND the bracket so that I
> can
> unbolt the slave cylinder off the bus. Is this the way to go? It seems that
> even if I were able to get the bolt off where it is now, I'd never be able
> to get it back on... Any insight is MUCH apppreciated. MTIA-
>
> JJ
> Oklahoma City
>
>
>
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