Date:         Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:35:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
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From:         Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
Subject:      Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
Comments: To: ok artguy <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <F21Ic8XrhQ8UVEtDYZ30001d82c@hotmail.com>
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I used a Dremmel saw and cut the head off that rear bolt.  It was the
only way I found to make progress.

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Laurence Smith
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
90 Westy (fanumbos)
87 GL
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of ok artguy
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 12:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
>
>
> 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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