A wooden block on the clutch pedal :) alistair
On 2011-09-14, at 6:24 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Scott, > > My red 1988 GL with manual tranny has these two issues. With my short > legs it hard to get the pedal down far enough to get the clutch fully > disengaged to avoid grinding the gears. It really does have to go > virtually to the floor to clear gears. > > Any tips? > > Thanks. > > John > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com > > > On 9/14/2011 4:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> if any of these match please comment.. >> >> engages too close to the floor ( van moves with clutch pedal barely >> off the >> floor ) >> Can't get it in gear ( clutch fails to release completely and gears grind >> when you try to select 1st etc ) |
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