Date:         Fri, 1 May 1998 22:41:28 -0400
Reply-To:     thetrans <thetrans@INAME.COM>
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From:         thetrans <thetrans@INAME.COM>
Subject:      Re: 87 Westy Syncro clutch sticking--is it fixed??
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At 02:13 PM 4/30/98 -0400, dgibbons@presray.com (Don Gibbons) wrote:

[referring to my story of a jammed shifter, etc. in y '87 Syncro Westy]

>the first problem was either just a jamed shifter linkage (maybe bushing
pushed
>out of place)

Thanks for the reply Don...
How common is this, and should I still be worried about something more
serious. The van is still driving normally with no hints of my past problems.

>Or air in the slave cylinder preventing the clutch from releasing
>fully and then causing shifting problems.

I still suspect this may have/is still  the problem. I checked the lines,
and the fluid level and everything appeared OK, but of course a bubble
could be anywhere in the system. How common is this experience, and what
are some of the causes (and do they include bad master or slave units as
the culprit..)?

Thanks again for your advise.. I'm still nervous about my experience..

>
>The second problem (stuck clutch)  was mostly caused by the clutch rusting to
>the flywheel/plate.
>
>You may of corrected the shifting problem by forcing it around and the
rust just
>broke loose making the clutch work normally
>

"Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you
look at it right"

Hunter/Garcia