Date:         Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:59:05 -0700
Reply-To:     neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Transmission clutch lever ???
Comments: To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
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And further to that (and I'm sure Ken carries good product)

Make sure you purchase the good quality type of shaft. The lesser
quality shaft is easily identified by its' funny colour.

FWIW I ended up cutting the lever off of the cross shaft on mine. I
also ended up rebuilding the clutch housing. Getting that bushing out
on PS was interesting....

;^)

Neil

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 7/5/07, Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> John,
>
> I have had this problem before and I cut the end of the throw out
> bearing actuator shaft off at the place where it enters the bellhousing
> with a sawzall and then pressed the remainder of it out of the center of
> the clutch lever with a hydraulic press!  Then I had to install a new
> clutch actuator shaft into the bell housing.  That bugger came apart but
> it wasn't pretty :-(
>
> I have the actuator shafts in stock if you find you need one.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> John C... wrote:
>
> >Cant get that bugger off !!!???!!!
> >(yes, removed the C-clip  :o)
> >Pulled it, beat it, heated it, filed a chamfer.
> >It will move back & forth about 1/32nd inch.
> >What th' Heck !!!
> >Anything else holding that bugger on there???
> >Gotta get the tranny ready for vacation !!! :o)
> >Thanks,
> >John C...
> >
> >
> >
>


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil