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Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:16:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
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Karl: So far, I've just been grinding the rounded profile back on (eyeballing it) with a carbide burr in a high speed die grinder. Then comparing the total thickness with a caliper (and re-grinding to get it closer!). Well, I know it sounds a bit less accurate than the factory's profile machining, but so far, it's worked GREAT and I'm a tad thrifty. I've also been known to weld patches on mufflers (some of which lasted a couple of years, making said time more productive than someof my hours!) I've also heard that some Vanagon release forks had poor quality welds and failed when almost new. does anyone have new ones, besides the dealer? Or are they reasonably priced at the dealer? Al Brase 69 doublecab , Vanagons, world's rustiest 75 Chevy pickup

Karl Wolz wrote:

>Dunno 'bout "uneven" wear, but all of the trannies that I've had >shuddering problems with have at least had WORN (out) yoke arms. > >Those arms start out life as rounded surfaces (hill-like) over which the >throw-out bearing gently rolls into position, but as they age, they wear >down to flat (plateau-like) surfaces, which, when engaging the clutch, >tend to violently rock up and down till the clutch is fully engaged. > >Since replacing all of my yokes, I have had no problems with a >shuddering clutch. > >Prior to replacing those yokes, I replaced: engine mounts, transmission >mounts, TO bearings, clutch slave cylinders, friction plates and have >had flywheels resurfaced, all at the advice of supposedly helpful >list-members. None of these helped a bit, but new yokes did the trick. > >BTW, John & Al, you're both right. Oil on the friction surfaces of the >clutch will develop hot spots where the steel of the flywheel is >crystallized and becomes very "grabby", but a bad main oil seal will >almost never get oil on those friction surfaces unless it is really >spewing out (not likely). > >Karl Wolz > > > >


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