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Date:         Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:59:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1976/2.0L, FI VW Riviera Conversion Camper
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I think I've only seen it on Bugs - cracked clutch pedal. Seems that it would be impossible almost on a Bus though.

needless to say, it has to be isolated into ( mostly ) either lost motion before the bell housing.......cable, lever cracked, ( don' think you considered that one ) bowden tube ......all the usual, OR, inside the bell housing. And that stuff sounds all right.

......btw.........this is why I don't touch old air cooled vw's anymore. I hope it's straigtforward to figure out, and you get it soon !

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:09 PM Subject: 1976/2.0L, FI VW Riviera Conversion Camper

I'm violating all the confidentiality and netiquette ethics I can think of here. A man named David on the Westfalia Yahoo group posted the email below and I'm "forwarding" his problem here. His email contact is under his name below. Bob

start original email: Hello all, I've been lurking awhile, but thought to post to get some opinions on my situation. I'll just paste from my post on "the samba" to save time. Thanks.1976 / 2.oL, F.I. VW riviera conversion camper. Bought with No 1st gear. Drove and shifted fine otherwise. --Had 1st gear rebuilt, all other gears and splines looked great!!! --New clutch disc, was told that t.o. bearing and PP were newer, reused them. --Did NOT replace pilot bearing or anything (did not think to) --I CANNOT shift into gears w/0 shutting off engine, shift, then restart. --I CAN sync gears with engine speed and push 75mph no problem --Adjusted clutch cable back and forth, loose and tight. --Replaced Bowden tube. --Tapped in new, larger bolt on top clutch cable mount due to being stripped and flexing. i'm running out of ideas here. What have I missed or done wrong? Thanks all, David satman74@yahoo.com**EDIT** Just finished removing engine and trans. Took a bunch of pics, pilot bearing looks good--bit dry, new friction disc, flywheel and PP look good but "rainbow effect' on smoothe surface. Does everything look right? I followed Ratwells steps, haynes and Muir to the letter. As well as followed the advice from others below=adjusted the tube, linkage, added and removed washers and spacers, etc...None seemed to work or even remotely make a difference, what could I possibly be missing? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, David _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008=


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