Date:         Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:44:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      creak clutch pedal - fixed?
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for the past couple of years i have had an intermittent (less
intermittent recently!) creaky clutch pedal. I immediately jumped to
the conclusion that it was the shaft and bushing assembly wearing out/
needing lube. Of course I cursed myself for not doing a R&R on the
pedal assembly the last time i had the dash off :)

I had made half hearted attempts at getting some lube up into the
shaft from underneath the dash, no boroscope, no remote manipulated
arm, just doing some contortions and reaching up with oiler and
hoping for the best. It didn't really work, perhaps a little less
creaking, but not fixed.

So the other day, in some frustration, I took a can of spray lithium
grease (with straw on nozzle) and sprayed liberally from below, not
caring about what else gets the grease. Guess what, it worked.

I think it was not the shaft/bushing that was noisy, but rather the
return spring (you can see one end attached to hole in pedal arm).

Alistair

'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/