Thanks Sean! Just ordered a new one from Kyle for $65, should get it tomorrow. They say it might actually hit 30 F by Sunday. Heck, I can do the repair in shorts by then! :-) tony ---------- > From: Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu> > To: tony@moorelab.com > Subject: Re: NO CLUTCH!! > Date: Friday, January 17, 1997 10:57 AM > > > > > Yep, I know caps are yelling, I AM YELLING! > > > > It's about -5 F w/o the wind chill here in Cincinnati, OH. My '83.5 was > > sitting out all night defenseless :-( I came out of this morning about > > 6am, hoppped in pressed the clutch and shifted to nuetral, started right > > up, got out and took the dog to do his daily, came back in about 5 minutes, > > hopped back in and NO CLUTCH! Nothing, the pedal went straight to the floor > > with no resistance at all! It felt OK prior to starting. > > > > What gives? > > > > Looked at the Bentley and made out 2 different cylinders. I'm assuming one > > of these is the problem? > > > > Any advice? > > > > tony > > > Tony, > The slave cylinder (the one on the transmission end) is usually the one > that fails in extreme cold on Vanagons. You can get a rebuilt or new > one and they even sell rebuild kits, but it's better to get the rebuilt > or new slave cylinder. > > Good luck, > Sean
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