My guess is that the fork from the pedal to the mater cylinder is warnout. I've seen this on many Vanagons. Good luck fixing it. There is an adjustment in this area, but almost impossible to get to. Did your clutch squeek when you pushed it in ? This is a warning sign to oil the thing. (also very difficult to do). I suggest oiling this linkage in the clutch area, often. The easiest way maybe to remove the dash cluster and work from the top. (just an idea, as I was looking at mine last night). Raining and 55 deg. here. Not going to work on my Van tonight. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Mon, 24 May 1999, Mark A. Williamson wrote: > Hello All. > > Lately it has occurred to me that I need to push the clutch pedal much > closer to the floor to disengage it. Conversely, it seems like now it > barely leaves the floor before engaging. I have bled the clutch (and brake) > line after replacing the hydraulic fluid. There are no obvious leaks in the > line anywhere (nor is there a need to top up the fluid reservoir). I > believe the "play" in the clutch can be adjusted, but it seems like the > clutch master cylinder is just a little harder to get at than world peace. > > Does anyone have a good/bad tale to tell me regarding this type of > adjustment? If either the master or slave cylinder requires rebuilding, is > there a way to make that determination before the fact? > > TIA > -- > Mark A. Williamson > Denver, CO > 88 Wolfsburg Weekender (135K) > |
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