Date:         Mon, 24 May 1999 08:44:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Frisbee <frisbee@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Frisbee <frisbee@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clutch slave blues..
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Chris,
  My experieince is from an 85 Westy.  First, make sure your leak is
from the slave cylinder boot and not any connection to it.

There are two mounting bolts to remove the slave.  It can be done
partly from engine compartment area and then from below, using box
wrenches.  One wrench can be wedged into mounting bracket below the
slave, then another box wrench is used to loosen top nut.  Be careful
in your handling of connection hose when unit is released.

I dribbled new brake fluid into slave unit before attaching.  Once
rebolted in place, flush/bleed the line completely using clutch
pumping or a pressure bleeder (don't push clutch to floor).  Remember
to keep brake fluid reservoir well topped off during the bleed,
because the clutch master feed tube draws air when the reservoir is
only halfway down!

-Steve Frisbee




---Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.COM> wrote:
>
> Things are not happy in vanagonland here..
>
> I have a leaking clutch slave in my '82 Westy, but here's the
problem.  I'm
> sure that if I drop the motor the procedure would be simple.  But
since I
> don't have the right jack or stands to drop a Vanagon motor, does
anyone
> know how to do it with the motor still in?
>
> I've tried the archives but there was no mention of this and the
"Official"
> manual isn't much help with the motor in.
>
> If it involves bending a wrench or two, I don't mind.  I only want
to get
> this thing drivable in time for Busses Doing Nothing over memorial day
> weekend.
>
> Thanks!
>

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