Date:         Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:05:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      sudden clutch slave cyl failure
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Yesterday I jumped into the van and depressed the clutch pedal, but to
paraphrase Chrissie Hynde "my pedal was gone".

No resistance, nothing. Got out and looked at slave, was dripping, fluid in
reservoir below clutch line.

there was no indication of failure, no hard shifting etc. I replaced the
slave about 4 years ago.

Looking around on the gravel where I park I could see some stains, I guess
it had been leaking for a couple of days.


Now, with a stinking head cold and between rushing to finish my "top secret
US govt job" (not really secret but is for the US Govt, if you are
interested in or in the market for, a water tunnel please contact me!) I
have to wrestle with that one bolt that allows only 1/2 degree turn per
wrench placement. Maybe 1/2 degree is an exaggeration, but those who have
changed slave cyls know of what I speak.

Alistair


--
'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
http://members.shaw.ca/albell