Date:         Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:53:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: clutch pedal wear
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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I tried lubrication that area with assembly in place. Its awkward to
get the straw pointed to right place, but yes its worth a try.

Give it a go Don, see what you think.

alistair


On 2-Feb-11, at 11:28 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

>  A some-what work-around, to eliminate the need to mess with that
> pin and
> the pedal?...Use some Wurth SA Besto on the whole apparatus.  SA
> Besto 2000,
> or some such...it is a very penetrating compound as it comes out of
> the
> aerosol can.  Then the carrier medium evaporates leaving a high
> pressure
> grease.  I've had great success lubing many very hard to reach or
> tight
> spaces with that, either spraying from the little straw that comes
> with the
> can or I also have some vacuum line that I can use for really
> 'silly' places
> that the straw/can won't squirt into.
>
>  It is pricey stuff, mostly found online.  Well worth it.  I also
> use that
> on my shift linkage with great results.
>
>  Don Hanson
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Having seen the wear in the clutch pedal clevis connection in both my
>> '82 and '86 vanagons, I have to imagine that most manual trans.
>> Vanagons have the same thing going on. Its not a big deal unless it
>> squeaks and drives you crazy with the noise, or it causes the pedal
>> to
>> be rough, or wear completely and fail.
>>
>> If you ever take the dash off for heater work, spend the extra time
>> to
>> pull out the pedal assembly to have a look at it. It is a fair bit
>> more work, (have to bleed hydraulics after), but I think its worth
>> it.
>>
>> alistair
>>