Date:         Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:50:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: clutch pedal wear
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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Scott,

is it really doable? I'm surprised, seemed like I needed all the space
afforded with dash off. And how did you get at  the 2 13mm nuts on the
forward end of the 2 braces that support the dash and steering wheel?
Did you modify a wrench to get in there?

alistair



On 2-Feb-11, at 9:38 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> The pedal cluster comes out without removing the whole dash.
> It's tight ...but doable.
> Worth it to me to leave all those many screws right where they are.
>
> I always put a  very small dab of grease on  the pointy end of the
> clutch
> master cylinder push rod where it pushes on the piston....can't
> imagine that
> bare metal-to-metal there would be right. Same for any brake master
> cylinder
> too.
>
> Scott