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• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 25 May 2009 16:14:03 -0700
  ...My pedal was much higher after bleeding. In the course of a week, my pedal has gone back down to the floor. Somehow, air...
• Re: nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:48:30 -0600
  ---- Brian Honan <cartruckbus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Last week I got in my GL after work and the gas pedal felt a little funny. I...
• cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:45:32 -0800
  ...On occasion it will not start unless I press the gas pedal. When I hold the pedal down to keep the rpms up the...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 15 May 2000 18:40:16 -0500
  ...The pedal now goes almost to the floor when I apply the >brakes. The brakes are working, as I jacked the van up and...
• Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:35:05 -0800
  ...The pedal stops moving at about the same place but the brakes don't slow the vehicle much. Same going down hill, if I...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:58 -0600
  ...That same >issue will never happen with the drive by wire pedal I have now. I >did have a pedal break on me before...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:00:38 -0700
  ...With everything all back together, I still have the soft pedal syndrome, where one or more pumps is required to get a firm pedal...
• Johns bad clutch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 08:52:01 -0700
  ...The clutch would only disengage about a millimetre :) back from full pedal. This was on an 85 Doka. Alistair > On Apr 2, 2016, at...
• Front disks '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 14:13:36 -0600 (CST)
  ...It makes sense to me that the pedal would move more now since the calipers are actually moving. So, is the amount of pedal...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:26:00 +0000
  ...at Thousand Oaks. > > The brake pedal felt tall in the morning when we started out. 50 miles > into the drive, I felt the pedal...
• Re: Brake Problem maybe resolved?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:26:05 -0700
  ...Brake Problem maybe resolved? > >OK I posted just a bit ago about a brake issue (the main problem is that >the pedal was going...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:06:30 -0700
  ...On mine, > > there was enough freeplay in the clutch pedal that > > if you let go of the > > pedal hard enough (let it rebound without...
• Re: Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:21:13 -0500
  ...On Ol' Red, with foot on the brake pedal, >> when the engine starts, I can feel the pedal move as the booster kicks >> in...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Repair - Archives
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:30:39 +0000
  ...Clutch Pedal Repair - Archives >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:25:07 -0600 > >From a post by TJ Hannik a couple years ago, it...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 12:01:56 -0400
  On 9/7/2012 10:42 AM, J Stewart wrote: > Since the Westy is now getting daily > use, the pedal has gotten a lot...
• Re: 12 clutch pedals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:52:00 -0500
  > An ebay auction is featuring 12 clutch and brake replacements pedals > New original volkswagen parts! Fit all vanagons 1980 through 1991. > Time for a...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:41:01 -0400
  ...Even with ideal pedal feel the 81 won’t stop as well as the 88 without upgrading the front brakes to match. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:40:00 -0500
  Drove my '63 Doka 700 miles home w/ the gas pedal duct taped to the floor as the pedal mount broke off at the...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:37:14 -0700
  ...also.......stainless coverd aftermarket hoses are suppossed to give a much firmer brake pedal feel, due to less expanding of the hoses when they...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:51:54 -0400
  ...If the height of the depressed pedal with and without the handbrake applied first continue over time to bear the same relationship or get...
• Transmission: Carrier Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Fri, 01 Sep 95 10:33:00 PDT
  ...I mistakenly wrote that the sound occurs when I lift off the gas pedal. Actually, it's when I depress the gas pedal, not...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 20:06:47 -0500
  ...I've always got more pedal, my foot only covers 2/3 of it... It is Friday yet? Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: mike and...
• throttle cable repair/replace
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:53:25 -0400
  ...driving across the Casco Bay Bridge today the gas pedal goes to the floor without the rpms going up and then the pedal just...
• Replacing the master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:05:06 EDT
  ...like bleeding the system then remember not to push the pedal all the way to the floor.Go about 2/3 of the way...
• Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:38:20 +0000
  ...slave bracket and attached to > clutch operating arm? > > Pedal down, slave piston pushes arm down, pedal up piston and > arm go > up and spring...
• Re: Bad Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:38:32 -0600
  ...If you press the brake pedal quickly, brakes work great. If you press the pedal slowly, it will slowly go all the way to...
• Re: Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:47:45 -0700
  ...On Ol' Red, with foot on the brake pedal, when the engine starts, I can feel the pedal move as the booster kicks in...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:43 -0800
  I have had a clutch 'come back' after adding fluid and waiting ..several hours and pumping the pedal some. gernally ...to just add fluid...
• Accelerator problem -Kickdown lever
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:05:24 +1000
  ...When I start off in the morning, or start off from the lights etc, I find that the accelerator pedal sticks most times. I...
• Belly Pan Saga(was re: Kelly Park...)
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:37:31 -0600 (MDT)
  ...whereas the splits had a pan that bolted underneath &&the front pedals etc. to keep the cables free of road grime. do others know...
• Re: Brake pedal pumping/master cyl Q
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:10:06 EST
  ...This brought the pedal up in my case--and set the e-brake to about three clicks which actually holds the bus now. But...
• Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:42:02 -0700
  ...The pedal issue has been constant for many years, as long as I can remember. I would rather do the rear brakes now, and...
• Re: Floor Board Rustout
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 23:56:51 -0400
  You can fabricate a patch piece and rivet in place to hold the pedal base. This is avery common rust spot in northern vans...
• WTB: Cruise Control vent valve bracket
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Wed, 20 May 2009 15:58:41 -0700
  ...Automatics don't have a vent valve for the clutch pedal so I need to find another one. I have an extra valve but...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:39:42 -0500
  ...The disc can also be separated causing the pressure plate to work out and make for a solid clutch pedal. For the future, never...
• Re: Hanging Clutch Disc
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:09:33 -0500
  ...Although "pumping" the clutch pedal when the disc does not release does not help and the pedal feels normal, I have ordered a new...
• Re: Clutch release problems- '81 Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:35:18 -0800
  ...So you're saying that with this first attempt to start you leave the transmission in gear, press the clutch pedal down, the clutch...
• Re: Trouble bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 19 May 2004 16:17:59 -0700
  ...bleeder and slowly pump the pedal till till clear fluid comes out, at that point hold the pedal down and close off the bleeder...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:29:35 -0700
  Ok, so same clutch pedal behaviour as before. Hmm.... if it's not the master/slave cylinder or related hydraulics, then you likely have...
• Re: More Clutch - felt washer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:27:52 -0700
  ...otherwise, always start in neutral clutch pedal up. basically, clutch pedal should go down, then up. It's not good for it to hold...
• Squeeeaky clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Reilly
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 08:53:06 PDT
  ...The clutch pedal on my '90 has been squeakin and creakin for months and miles now. I've done the contortionist act, laying on...
• Re: What cruise control system should I
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:08:39 +0200
  ...The only problem to date has been the foot switch on the clutch pedal wearing out (it's in a rubber blister screwed directly...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:25:41 -0700
  ...Pedal feel is good after the > first pump - it's just the first pump if the pedal hasn't been used in a > while...
• Re: Gas pedal woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:54:19 -0500
  ...Gas pedal woes > > Sure shops have to make a living but that is just HiwayRobbery in > the 1st degree ~ they > > know you are stuck...
• After 3000 mi trip:84h2o grinding gears...
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:06:53 -0800
  ...Have someone depress the pedal and you simply crack the bleeder, close bleeder, pump pedal a couple times..repeat till nothing but fluid comes...
• Re: Worn Clutch or bad Slave?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:17:10 -0600
  ...Worn Clutch or bad Slave? I'm getting a deminished clutch pedal of only about a 1/3 to 1/4 pedal. Is this...
• Help...Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 00:33:35 -0700
  ...Brakes now engage at the bottom of pedal movement as opposed to top of pedal movement (digi-wife worried but I told her they...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:24:17 -0500
  ...With my short legs it hard to get the pedal down far enough to get the clutch fully disengaged to avoid grinding the gears...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 May 2023 23:43:23 +0000
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• Re: Bus Names
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 13:17:13 -0700
  Our 81 Westy is dubbed DINO, since Carol and I have to pedal Barney-and-Fred style to get up the big hills.
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:38:45 -0500
  ...not volts) on the switches the one towards the driver seems to be functioning, it does not drop quite to zero with the pedal...
• Re: Brake system overview
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:02:34 -0400
  ...See if there is any pedal firmness. If not, open left front, depress pedal, close bleeder, release pedal. You should see the fluid level...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:38:35 +0000
  ...Good tip on solid pedal, engine not running. > With engine running, my brake pedal almost feels slightly mushy in > comparison. > > > Be sure to pause...
• Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Sat, 30 May 1998 08:16:01 EDT
  ...If I push the pedal down on the first pump it will go 2/3 of the way down and it will softly stop...
• Re: extended idling with a diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 07:23:18 -0600
  ...Since the pump governs the engine > speed, a simple knob attached somehow to the accelerator pedal would be > very handy for long trips. I...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:45:42 -0500
  ...Start the engine and with your foot, keep just enough pedal to keep the engine running until it warms up. After warmup, goose the...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:44:24 -0400
  ...have pressure on the pedal and pump 3 times, open > the bleeder and fluid with comes out as pedal goes to the floor. > Like...
• Re: FW: Clutch Chatter.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:46:11 -0500
  Richard, A soft clutch pedal release will induce clutch chatter even on a new clutch and over time it become a permanent, ever present...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:15:25 -0700
  ...either way, you'd have to bore out pedal hole, and maybe just to a press fit for the oilite bearing. I get the...
• Sticking Clutch Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jon Baker
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 12:23:17 -0700
  ...My clutch pedal is sticking on the up stroke. It feels like it is physically catching on something as it returns to the up...