Date:         Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:53:54 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clutch not working.
Comments: To: Kurt Grotz <kgrotz@CRAFTECH.COM>
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I had to change out the clutch master on my '88 GL once. It seems I had
read somewhere that the system will self bleed and I did that by pumping
the pedal as specified but it took around one hundred pumps of the pedal
to get it done. It worked.

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com



Kurt Grotz wrote:
> My clutch stopped working this winter.  I am thinking it is my slave
> cylinder although it is only 3 years old.  The brakes work and there feels
> like pressure on the petel.   And in fact in very very cold weather it did
> work - as if the cylinder was smaller due to cold.   As soon at temp or
> engine warmed up however it does not work.  Does that tell me it is the
> slave?   I kind of want to know before I take it all apart and bleed all
> over.
>
>
> Kurt A. Grotz
>
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