Date:         Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:39:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Revs moving faster than I accelerate... is it my clutch?
Comments: To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BF2A2B5F.3732%camper@tactical-bus.info>
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A random question...  If , while you're stopped, you put your van in
2nd gear and hold the brake as hard as you can and release the clutch
pedal SLOWLY, does the van run or does it buck and die?

On 8/18/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
> That generally is the clutch or pressure plate.  Replace both as a set.
> Obtainable on line or from local FLAPS.  A full set with a new throw out
> bearing and pinion bearing is the best to get.  Cost is medium but the labor
> is maximum.
> jimt
> 
> On 8/18/05 9:40 AM, "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> > Intermittently my tach has showed my revs climbing without a
> > corrisponding increase in speed... as though I have not fully let out
> > the clutch (but I have). Is this the clutch? On a syncro (non locking
> > diff) how many hours to replace? What parts do I need?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
>