No, hydraulic stuff should work pretty much as good as it's ever going to work right out of the box. If the transmission grinds going into gears or drags coming out of them you might have a less-than-perfect hydraulic fluid bleeding job. Try pumping the clutch several times before going into first and see if things improve. If they do, suspect some residual air in the line. If not, there are linkage adjustments available that *might* improve the shifting action. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young Lafayette, CA 94549 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Dew" <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:38 PM Subject: new slave cylinder
I got a new clutch slave cylinder yesterday - after having the master cylinder replaced last summer. It's still stiff going into first, and sometimes second. Is this normal - does it take awhile to "break in"? |
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