Date:         Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:57:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: creak clutch pedal - fixed?
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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glad you got that lubed !
that's what I do too - just 'spray up in there' ............which seems so
funky, but if the squeak stops........right on.
I have not done it myself........
but it's tempting..........my understand is that if you remove the left head
light ...........you can cut a nice access hole there to be able to lube in
nicely.  I'd carefully cut a 2 X 3 inch hole problaby, make a cover plate
for it, seal it back on with silicone and screws.....that might work nicely.
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: creak clutch pedal - fixed?


> 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/