Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:38:20 +0000
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
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The clutch working (slave) cylinder has a spring in it pushes it out all the time. It is normal for the bearing to touch the pressure plate all the time. Only if the spring is weak or the check valve/port in the master cylinder sticking or whatever will you be able to get the bearing to stay away from the PP. If you really think this is a problem, remove the spring from the slave cylinder. No sense adding a return spring to overcome the take up spring that is there.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: neil
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2007 2:15 pm
Subject: Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Hi Ben.
>
> I recall reading about that problem when I rebuilt my clutch housing.
>
> Going from memory here but.......
>
> Could a return spring be mounted on slave bracket and attached to
> clutch operating arm?
>
> Pedal down, slave piston pushes arm down, pedal up piston and
> arm go
> up and spring helps keep arm up.
>
> Hopefully spring would not be in way of (rubbing) rubber boot on
> slave cylinder.
>
> I know the older beetles had a spring wound around the clutch
> arm to
> accomplish this.
>
> Likely you've thought of this already though!
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
>
>
>
> On 3/8/07, Benny boy wrote:
> > Ok, last year i posted here to have some feedback/comments!
> but no one
> > answered, i'm trying again!
> >
> > That bearing on ALL car is NOT suppose to touch the clutch
> basket wile
> > driving (this bearing is NOT suppose to spin all the time but
> only when you
> > press the clutch), but on most, not to say all Vanagon (and i
> have seen some
> > staying UP), even when the clutch pedal is release the slave
> cylinder still
> > push on the lever/throw out bearing.
> >
> > http://www.benplace.com/clutch/clutch_release_bearing22.bjpg.jpg
> >
> > That said, the clutch is hydrolic, so when you press the pedal
> in front, the
> > master clutch cylinder is activated and push oil in a tube
> that goes in the
> > back to the slave cylinder who react to the oil pressure and
> does it job, so
> > the problem is that the slave doesn't stay up when the pedal
> is release in
> > front. Now i'm talking with a NEW master and slave well bleed.
> >
> >
> > Any advice or experience on that matter? I can tell you horror
> story about
> > that bearing breaking appart.
> >
> > Ben
> >
>
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