Watch the clutch release lever where it enters the bell housing while someone actuates the clutch pedal to verify that in fact it is not operating normally (i.e. see if the clutch release lever is being pushed far enough by the slave cylinder). If it is not, and you have fluid leaking from the slave cylinder, the slave cylinder is your problem. If you are not leaking any fluid at the slave cylinder and you are not leaking fluid externally anywhere else in the hydraulic system (i.e your ckutch fluid level is not dropping), then your problem is the clutch master cylinder. Hope this helps. Mike V. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Vickery Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:58 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: No Clutch My clutch pedal is going to the floor suddenly when I went to start it today. No clutch just springyness. I drove it a week ago and before that it has been fine. New engine, new transmission. It may be leaking from the clutch lever area and there is possiible a stain on the ground below the clutch lever area but hard to say in the winter. What should I look at first? Thanks Dave _________________________________________________________________ From predictions to trailers, check out the MSN Entertainment Guide to the Academy Awards(r) http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline1 |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.