Date:         Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:18:29 -0800
Reply-To:     jkim.phd@GMAIL.COM
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From:         James Kim <jkim.phd@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken
              transmission?
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I confirmed the clutch hydraulics work fine. I can visually see the clutch slave cylinder moving the fork lever in and out. I can also visually confirm that the shift linkage as are all refurbished and connected properly and it moves shifter at the transmission fro, aft, in, and out. The CV flanges are intact. 

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> On Jan 18, 2016, at 11:03 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Many times when suddenly the van acts like it is always in neutral it is because one of the rear CV axles has come loose or failed. If that is now the case then it isn't related to the other prior symptoms.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> James Kim wrote:
>> I've been helping my friend with his newly bought '86 Westy. Engine runs fine but shifting was very difficult and couldn't find gears easily. But he could drive around in the underground parking lot with occasional  grinding and crunching of the gears through all the gears. Yesterday he tried to drive it on the street and after a few blocks it wouldn't go anymore so he got it towed to my house. Now it won't move at all. It acts like it's in neutral all the time. I am suspecting a completely worn-out clutch or a broken transmission. Can a worn-out clutch cause a no-movement-at-all condition? We have so far replaced the clutch master and slave cylinders and all the shift linkages. Please advise.
>> 
>> James
>> 
>> I have an 87 Westy.
>>