LAWS HOME wrote: > > Hey all! I have gathered that the clutch and brakes share a common fluid > res. am I correct in this? If so then I have a question or two. Since I put > this vanagon on the road , about 2500 miles ago I have had to pump the > brakes one time to get the pedal hard. ( well I don't have to , but it was > halfway down before it got hard , so I pumped it once) I haven't been the > primary driver of my pride and joy. However, last night I happened to take > "milton" for a spin. I was shocked, the clutch was almost on the floor! How > do you adjust this silly thing? I looked in the Bently and it looks as > though all you can do is "pressure bleed" the system. OK, if this needs to > be done then , do I need to do the brakes too? Or is there something else to > try first? ( the clutch used to be closer to the top) Where it belongs.
the cluch slave cylinder is leaking and it ran out of brake fluid giving you the lower clutch pedal the brake fluid reservoir has a divider that prevents the clutch leak from draining it dry replace the slave and adjust your rear brakes for best results adding fliud and bleeding the system may help the clutch for a short time Bob |
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