Steve: Again and again I've seen this complaint on the Vanagon list; shuddering clutches seem to be common with Vanagons. And I've never really seen the "definitive" answer to why this occurs - I'm sure that's because lots of things can cause these symptoms. The good news (at least for us aircooled folks - and I'm assuming it's the same for them thar watercooled vans) is that it doesn't cost a ton of money (of course, "a ton of money" is a situational definition) to cure this if you do the work yourself. Complete clutch kits are somewhere in the territory of $125, while motor mounts are somewhere in the $10 each range. On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Steven Manning wrote: > I have this problem wit my '84 vanagon that started while on a trip in > Colorado a few weeks ago. When I let the clutch out from a stop in first > gear or reverse, the rear end shakes and shudders until I get a little > momentum going. I also noticed the clutch is not as sensitive as it used > to be. > > Could this be the beginning of the end of clutch plates and throwout > bearing?? If so, how deep does my pocket have to be $$ ?. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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