Date:         Thu, 5 Mar 1998 07:53:58 EST
Reply-To:     ELODEA <ELODEA@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ELODEA <ELODEA@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: COST OF EV CLUTCH - SURPRISE!
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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You should be glad you didn't go through what *I* did when my clutch bearing
went.  My mechanic couldn't get the transmission apart from the engine.  It
took him 3-4 days and lots of phone calls to VW dealerships where the
mechanics were all on vacation of course...then a few hours smashing rocks in
his yard and fantasies of torching his garage with the EV inside : ).  Lots of
help and suggestions from folks on the list...He finally found the last hidden
bolt using a dental mirror and persistence.  Don't try to do this withut a
manual is my advice.  It ended up costing me $1000.00 but that's because my
mechanic has been working on all our vehicles for about 11 years now and is a
wonderful soul.  Labor alone should have been half that at least.  So consider
yourself lucky : ).

Cyndi
93 EV
78 poptop
84 dead rabbit
78 microbus/garage
and our first toyota - 88 corolla