Date:         Wed, 5 May 2021 21:26:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <3F6A5DBD-C96E-4365-A017-CB4D7BDA58BA@shaw.ca>
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Wow!

I want the ability to shift without a clutch. 

Oh hell, I just want the ability to drive!

These vans, and yours in particular have great karma.

This is a good time of year to get the work done. Warmer, and motivation to have it up again for main part of summer.

Keep us posted.
Eric Caron 



> On May 5, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> 
> Driving to work, new shop further away than old one, clutch pedal suddenly did not depress. Hard, firm.
> 
> Made it to work without clutch. The clutch lever at trans is full down, won’t stay up. It’s either fork inside broken or clutch springs themselves hooped.
> 
> Got back home at end of work day with my wife running interference and back up in her truck :-)
> 
> I’ll be dropping trans and engine together this weekend. 
> 
> It’s actually a blessing in disguise. I have done nothing about new engine and now is a good time forced on me.
> 
> Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas tank ( Syncro ) and do all the usual stuff on that .
> 
> And either go over the engine fully and keep, or new engine ( if some local leads come thru)
> 
> This van has always been reliable and when it does fail it does so in a fashion where I can either do an on the road fix, or it’s happened near home.
> 
> Alistair