Date:         Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:04:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Randy Huyck <Fritz_H@MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Randy Huyck <Fritz_H@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Thumper & clutch
Comments: To: vanagon@onelist.com

My van is exhibiting the same symptoms as Marshall's.  One of the front
tires has diagonal wear marks across the tread.  I'm terrible at diagnosing
treadwear problems.  Is this a symptom of poor alignment, worn shocks, tire
separation, or some other problem or combination of problems?  The tires are
Uniroyal Laredo's purchased before I knew better.

On a separate note, I replaced the clutch last week.  The new clutch is so
light I thought I had done something wrong at first.  Shifts like a dream
since I readjusted the shift linkage.  I did notice that the new pressure
plate (Sachs "Super Set" from Bus Depot) is much less massive than the
original plate.  Could this decreased mass be one of the causes of the
chattering of which many Sachs users have complained?

Randy, Carla & Anna Huyck, Olympia, WA
'75 Rustfalia
'85 Vanagon GL
'90 Fox GL