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Date:         Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:10:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Ryan Alfonso <vangina@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ryan Alfonso <vangina@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crunchy Clutch Pedal Feel - intermittant
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90804151635n112ca199gf9c38424d600798c@mail.gmail.com>
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That's great news actually. I'd rather pull that than the dash any day. Thanks Jake.

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Unless you're hearing the noises coming from the pedal assembly inside the > van, the roughness is in the bell housing. > > Sorry Ryan, but its probably dry grease and rust in the transfer shaft > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Ryan Alfonso <vangina@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yo. I hopped in my friends syncro and the clutch pedal is like butter. > > Mine is considerably stiffer and crunchified. I've checked the archives > > about this issue, but now it's time to ask the masters... > > > > The patient is an '89 Westfalia, 205k, with a rebuilt 5spd installed > > about > > 75k ago with a HD Luk clutch kit. > > > > I'm sure the problem isn't hydraulic (swapped out master and slave a > > while > > ago to no avail). > > > > So is there a simple and obvious way to determine whether it's the pedal > > assembly, or the release rod in the clutch housing? Perhaps that it > > comes > > and goes may be a clue? FWIW, there isn't a lot of play side to side in > > the > > clutch pedal, feels like the brake. When replacing the slave, I yanked > > around on the release rod and it had some slap in it, but didn't feel > > too > > loose. > > > > Statistically speaking, what's more likely to be the issue? Do I rip > > out > > the dash, or drop the transaxle (again)? > > > > Grazzi, > > -R > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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