Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:26:11 -0500
Reply-To: Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: 84 clutch, etal
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Jack
When I first did my own clutch on my 84 Westy, we too dropped the tranny,
and the entire job took about 5 hours. One thing to note, if you machine
the flywheel, be careful with your clutch afterwards. I was pulling my
light-weight boat out of the water, and the extra friction caused the now
thinner flywheel to warp. After that experience, I always had a hopping
feel when engaging the clutch into 1st gear.
No longer a problem, now that my motor / flywheel has been replaced with the
1991 - 2.1L.
One other tip, if you haven't done so already, now is a GREAT time to
change-out your tranny fluid. AMSOIL Gear Lubes exceed the lubrication and
performance requirements for gear boxes, be sure to use GL-4.
http://www.worldsbestoil.ca/GL4-Synthetic-Manual-Transmission-Lube.php
Cheap insurance, to make sure your tranny lasts for many miles to come.
I had a tip from a mechanic who said to run ATF fluid in the manual trans
for about 100 miles, since the detergents are so good, then put in the
AMSOIL. (I wonder what others are thinking about this advice???).
Jack R.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 84 clutch, etal
On a Vanagon, a knowledgeable mechanic does not pull the engine to service
the clutch. The tranny easily comes out the front and only minimal engine
support is required. A straight clutch job should be 4-5 hours labor. Of
course, once the tranny is out, flywheel machining, engine and tranny seals,
main shaft, or operating shaft replacements will add to the cost, both parts
and labor. Here in NY shop rates are pushing $90/hour plus taxes and things
add up quickly. CV joints should also be addressed at this time.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Reed
Date: Friday, January 5, 2007 12:22 pm
Subject: 84 clutch, etal
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Howdy all,
>
> I've been away for a while since my ex took the van to IL and
> she's had some issues that I thought I'd put before the
> assembled wisdom. She's starting to have problems engaging the
> clutch so it sounds like it's time for a new one. Hydraulics
> have been looked at and appear fine.
>
> Having not thought about such issues for a while now I'm
> wondering if the quoted price of $750 to replace the clutch from
> a mechanic a couple of hours south of Chicago where she lives is
> in the ball park.
>
> The other question I have is what the van's worth in today's
> market and whether anyone has shipped their beast cross country
> and if so, what that runs. I'm thinking about taking it off her
> hands and shipping it back to Colorado where I can repair it
> once we dig out from the last few storms. The van's in good
> shape, $200k on the body, rebuilt motor has less than $100k on it.
>
> One last thing. I have a bunch of gasoline heater parts left
> over in my garage from our old 81 aircooled. Wondering whether
> there's a market for them anymore and if so, what they'd be worth.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jack
>
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