Thank you. Hmm, something has had a dramatic failure... Currently the van is immobile and the clutch pedal travel stops firmly at 1/2 way. The engine starts in neutral... and the h pattern is fine with the engine stopped.
On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:52 PM, James Henry wrote: > If the cylinder that the throwout bearing slides back and forth on > has any > wear on it, it should be replaced. Failure to do so can cause the > bearing to > hang up, over heat and cause dramatic failures. Don't ask me how I > know. > > Jim Henry > Durham, NC > 84 Westy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Kai Mei > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:21 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Clutch job... done properly > > I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot > bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring done on my > 87 Wolfie. > > Is checking the crank endplay common among average VW mechanics? > There's a bit of a language barrier here. > > Anything else that should be done simultaneously? The slave cyl, > looks to > have been of a more recent vintage as opposed to never been touched... > > Thanks everyone. > |
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