Date:         Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:31:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
Comments: To: Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
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If it is clutch shudder or chatter from an oil disc ...
I don't think they wear much at all when they're like that ...since
there's no slippage, just grabbing.

don't do this at home kids , .
and ...what I've done a few times is start out in 2nd or even 3rd gear
and slip the hell out of the clutch ..
like it takes  a block from starting out to having the clutch pedal all
the way engaged.

that burns some of the oil off the clutch disc ....making engagement a
little smoother again ..
I still have a hunch your clutch is pretty much done for anyway ...
Doing that could even push it over the edge, so  not really recommending it.
  Just fix the clutch right............. it's due................. is
what it seems to me is the right thing to do.

Scott
www.turbovans.com


On 9/26/2012 9:06 PM, Tom Carchrae wrote:
>> Some years ago, my '85 had a really bad shudder when starting off. I
>> completely rebuilt the clutch (resurfaced the flywheel, new clutch disk,
>> throwout bearing, and seals, etc).  That did the trick.  No more shudder.
> Thanks Mike.  Good to know it can be cured.  No doubt that the current
> style of driving will probably wear the clutch more, I feel like I'm
> riding it whenever I'm in town.
>