Date:         Mon, 5 Jan 2004 06:41:31 -0600
Reply-To:     VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
Subject:      Re: clutch problems
Comments: To: dart330@HOTMAIL.COM
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You might have someone press the clutch down (keep engine off, block bus)
and crawl underneath to see if it's the shift linakge that is the problem.
While the person inside is trying to shift, see if the linkage is moving the 
shifter on the tranmission.  If not try and help it move by grabbing it and pushing it
into position.

Otherwise it sounds like the clutch is not disengaging and you can't get 
it into gear because it's grinding?

The pilot bearing may have not been changed or it went bad.
Maybe the input shaft on the transmission has a bad bearing 
and the whole thing is wabbling?


>>> Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> 12/30/2003 9:04:53 PM >>>
About 1,000 miles ago I could not shift with the engine on. I replaced the
master and slave cylinder and had a shop replace the clutch. Everything
worked fine for a while, now if I start the car in neutral I can not shift
into any gear. If I start the car in gear it lurches forward for a second
and then the clutch breaks free from the flywheel and driving is normal.

What is happening to the clutch? Is the shop that installed it at fault?

I am driving to Shreveport, Louisiana tonight to attend the Missouri vs.
Arkansas bowl game tomorrow. Hopefully the van will run fine.

Thanks for the continuing advice,
Nathan
85 Westy

GO MIZZOU!!!

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