Date:         Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:44:46 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Flywheel O-ring?
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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Shawn, DO NOT put the oil soaked clutch disc bsck in, even if you clean
it up. You will regret it. The shuddering, chattering you are
experiencing will just get worse. Eventually it will cause the seal to
leak, and you are back where you started. BTDT!!

Regards the o-ring, I don't remember about that, and I would suggest you
contact Ken Wilford at Vanagain.com or Ron Salmon at the Bus Depot. They
will set you straight..

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Shawn Wright wrote:

>I pulled the transmission on my '88 today to fix a leaking rear main seal. In
>the Bentley, page 13.41, and O-ring is shown, installed with flywheel after
>the seal. Mine did not have this... should it? I see the o-ring listed at
>Bowwow, so I wonder why they didn't sell me one with the seal...?
>I've already put in the new seal - the old one looked ok, but was a bit stiff,
>and came out much easier than expected (almost fell out...)
>Of course the clutch disc is oil-soaked  :-( , but has lots of thickness left,
>so I may try degreasing & re-installing. (the clutch was not slipping, just
>starting to shudder the last month or so.)
>
>--
>Shawn Wright
>http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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