This has happened to me twice on my 1982 Westy Diesel. In both cases it was a failed slave cylinder mounted next to the transmission. I had to replace it each time. What was wierd is that it did not fail gradually--each time it went out all of a sudden. The clutch did not engage until you pushed the pedal nearly to the floor and then it engaged only partially as you described it. The clutch itself was OK.
----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajay@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 4:29 PM Subject: symptoms of a failing clutch
> Can someone describe the symptoms of a failing clutch. In the last few > days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The > gears engage when I release the clutch pedal about an inch or so from > the floor. There is difficulty in shifting gears. How does one > troubleshoot this problem? Is it the clutch, the clutch hydraulic > system, the linkage.etc.etc.? I would appreciate any information about > this problem. TIA. alex > |
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