While the clutch system does share a common reservoir with the brakes, a leak in the clutch portion will not cause the brakes to fail. This is due to the fact that clutch system draws it's fluid from a port about 1/2 way up the side of the reservoir. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > Reading the official Bentley service manual, and to my > surprise, I learn that VW uses the same reservoir for > the brake and the clutch. If so, if there is any leak > in the hydraulic line, both systems will fail. But my > break is working fine. Hmmm. This is very mind > boggling. Please shred some wisdom to this German > design. |
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