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• clutch or transmission? PLEASE HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 23:34:02 -0800
  ...The clutch disc, pressure plate and t/o bearing are all fairly new, I haven't heard any strange sounds from the tranny, I...
• Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:14:22 -0500
  ...fluid in yet? Should you be able to depress the clutch pedal with the engine and transaxle disconnected? Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks...
• Re: [Syncro] new clutch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:39:02 -0400
  ...installation of a new clutch. It kind of like the person who fixes a loud muffler and suddenly discovers a valve tap he never...
• Re: Clutch replacement Hints
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:08:26 -0400
  ...my clutch on my 87 syncro. >>> >>> I am getting a clutch kit which includes " Pressure Plate - Clutch >>> Disc - >>> Throw-out Bearing - Clutch Disc Alignment...
• Re: Can't figure out the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 16 May 2014 11:53:53 -0400
  ...pulled the tranny and discovered the problem. The second time it happened, it turned out a spring from the clutch friction plate had broken...
• Re: Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:25:32 -0600
  ...I > have just completely my Subaru conversion and went with an upgraded > Luk clutch kit with a new disc, pressure plate, and release bearing...
• Re: Clutch Use/NEW THREAD??
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 07:53:28 -0500
  ...At that point rebuilt >the engine so clutch was replaced while the engine was out - Friction >Materials told me the clutch disc wasn't...
• Re: speaking if clutch slave failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:17:14 -0700
  ...speaking if clutch slave failure > > First hand experience with clutch shudder in a manual tranny!! Oil on > the clutch disc face!! This usually comes...
• Re: LUK Clutch Kits available!
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:44:50 -0800
  ...brand clutch kits for the Vanagon. These are the kits that are more heavy duty for the syncro Vanagon. They come with disc, pressure...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:24:35 -0400
  ...Clutch disc showed ~ 1/3 left last time I checked > and pedal grabs higher up these days. Clutch works ok but I see a...
• Re: Clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:55:18 -0500
  ...New clutch plate ( Sachs H/D ) and disc. Flywheel was true and cleaned at rebuild. Absolutely no leaks at weep hole. Let it cool...
• Re: clutch recomendations
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:48:14 EDT
  ...I sell the Sachs Clutch kits for $120 and this comes with a new clutch disc, pressure plate, pilot bearing, throw out bearing and...
• Re: Shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 21:42:23 -0800
  ...Always a clutch replacement should include a new pilot bearing, throw out bearing, disc and plate, and scrutiny as well for the cross shaft...
• Re: LUK Clutch KIt
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:18:44 EST
  ...it. > I have the LUK clutch kits available for $145 (see my webstore). These kits include the disc, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot...
• Re: poor shifting when engine running
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:41:47 -0400
  ...It had a just-barely leaky front engine seal that mixed enough oil with the clutch-disc-dust to make the the clutch plate...
• What makes a good clutch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:15:47 -0800
  ...Many years ago I bought a lesser quality clutch for my MGB, and it never fully released, causing disconcerting gear grinding and hard shifts...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:38:26 -0700
  ...I've only swapped speedos 3 x's ;) the clutch disc seems to have worn pretty quick. Neil. On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at...
• Re: FW: Clutch Chatter.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:46:11 -0500
  ...A slow or soft release allows the clutch disc to spin against the flywheel and this will induce chattering. Once the disk is damaged...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:24:09 -0400
  ...Bad cylinders always involve leakage and > the pedal sinking or falling without operating the clutch. My bet is clutch > disc disintegrated or pressure plate...
• Re: Sachs Clutches
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:26:05 -0500
  I have never had a 'chatter' problem with Sachs clutches in my shop. Of course, the flywheel is always resurfaced (unless by some fluke...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 May 2021 14:37:31 -0700
  ...Discovered my clutch failure reason. > > I’ve stripped the motor as much as I can in van, got things prepped to remove. Rebuilt a...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 May 2021 14:13:54 -0700
  ...Discovered my clutch failure reason. > > I’ve stripped the motor as much as I can in van, got things prepped to remove. Rebuilt a...
• Re: "Wish in one hand, _____ in the other..." Clutch ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:10:01 -0700
  ...nothing to do with allowing full grip of the pressure plate onto the clutch disc. So as long as there some freeplay at the...
• Re: Clutch replacement Hints
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:20:56 -0400
  ...my clutch on my 87 syncro. >>> >>> I am getting a clutch kit which includes " Pressure Plate - Clutch >>> Disc - >>> Throw-out Bearing - Clutch Disc Alignment...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:07:42 -0700
  ...I consider it the weakest part of the clutch. Like two pilot bearings per one set of clutch disc and pressure plate. Almost that...
• Clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:48:38 +1200
  ...I had slightly oily KEP 2300lb clutch discs in my Toyota V6-powered Bay and my V6-powered Caravelle. Both would slip under full...
• Re: [Vanagon-EngConv] shifter grind after swap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:45:20 -0400
  ...have the Diesel > Specific clutch for a significant higher price then a T-II 215mm disc > 068-141-033J Disc Plate, 215mm Vanagon Diesel...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Bill of Sale Issues on my first Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:35:18 EST
  ...usually cranking on starter in a high gear, clutch pedal in, and brakes = on hard .. sometimes that'll break loose a rusted clutch disc...
• Anyone need 228mm clutch parts?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:55:48 -0700
  I have a barely used Sachs 228mm clutch disc with less than 6k miles on it before I pulled the engine for my TD...
• Re: Things to do when replacing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:27:14 -0700
  ...be replacing the clutch in my '84 GL shortly. Anything else I should do > while I'm there, besides disc,, pressure plate and throw...
• Clutch Option/Question for '81 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 18:52:58 -0500
  ...A"--- Syncro Clutch! .....A hush falls over the crowd.....Visa cards ready--Charge!!! From experience, fellow listees, is there any discernable difference between the...
• FS: New Sachs Clutch Disc $65 + shipping
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:20:32 -0700
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=025141031K I bought an upgrade clutch kit for my Subaru conversion that included this part, but I...
• Re: clutch time, reccomendations/tips?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:42:50 -0500
  ...in to the clutch disc and leave it about 6" long and use the real McCoy to align that disc. Never had any trouble...
• Re: Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:28:47 -0500
  ...prevent the clutch from releasing. The most common internal one is the pilot bearing failing-seizing to the input shaft. The disc material can...
• Re: speaking of clutch slave failure- thanks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:36:56 -0700
  ...speaking if clutch slave failure First hand experience with clutch shudder in a manual tranny!! Oil on the clutch disc face!! This usually comes...
• A "Clutching" question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:32:39 -0400
  ...how big my left calf gets, pressure plate & clutch disc. Seriously, having a hydraulic clutch pretty much negates even the most serious pressure plate...
• Trashed Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:34:59 -0500
  ...Turns out that the pilot bearing was gone - kaput! - flywheel damaged, clutch housing full of hypoid oil, clutch disc soaked, tranny input shaft bearing...
• Re: Clutch specs???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 13:54:20 -0700
  with only 1mm of clutch disc material above the rivits.. that's like a tire with 5/32nd's of tread left.. it'll...
• Re: Anyone interested in my Vanangon? Automatic R&R
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 18 May 2007 09:47:50 -0700
  >Audi 5oooT automatics have 1 more clutch disc to handle the added >torque/HP of the 170hp inline 5turbo. does this mean when you...
• Clutch chattering and bucking 84 on
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 00:29:54 -0700
  Hello I have 15 k on sachs clutch come from Bus depot {RON} the disc was made in Canada no problem at all each...
• Re: Clutch pedal engagement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:15:43 -0700
  I was thinking maybe my clutch disc was just getting thin. ----------------- Clip ----------------------- Hydraulic actuated clutches don't show this as a symptom of a...
• Re: Time for a clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:24:37 -0700
  ...When you do the clutch, be sure to do throwout bearing, pressure plate, and clutch disc. Also have the flywheel surfaced, and check the...
• Re: discount VANAGON parts new!! check this out!!! (f)
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 15:29:56 -0600
  I love it. Bus Depot hasn't had muffler bearings or clutch belts in months. <LOL>
• Longest lived clutch, was: Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:06:20 -0400
  ...At that point rebuilt the engine so clutch was replaced while the engine was out - Friction Materials told me the clutch disc wasn't...
• Re: LUK Clutch Kits available!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:50:06 -0600
  ...brand clutch kits for the Vanagon. These are the kits that are more heavy duty for the syncro Vanagon. They come with disc, pressure...
• Clutch chattering and bucking 84 on
  Historical mailing list - Brian Steel
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 22:46:06 +0000
  ...real problem with the discs from Sachs that were manufactured in Canada. We have warranteed 5 or 6 clutch jobs in the last year...
• Re: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:09:43 -0800
  ...It appeared right after the dealer installed a new >> clutch, disc, and TO bearing. > >Sachs clutch?? >If I remember correctly, this is a well...
• Re: clutch takeup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:54:45 -0400
  ...Options there include the disc lining separating, clutch fork bending or getting ready to break, pressure plate binding, broken engine to transmission studs, etc...
• O2 Sensor discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:55:02 -0500
  ...my "new clutch, now leaking oil" question. Going back to the shop tomorrow. Will post the results. One thing i did discover: i had...
• Re: Self Adjusting Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  06 Dec 96 06:38:34 PST
  ...the clutch disc. What this means to us, is that as the clutch wears we do NOT have to keep adjusting our clutch cables...
• Re: stuck or frozen clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Runyon
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:02:01 -0800
  ...The slave cyclinder is connected to the clutch lever and the clutch lever freely rotates up when I disconnect it but I can't...
• RE: Clutchless in California
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 11:02:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...clutch parts for an '80 Vanagon a few months ago. Got prices around $200-250 from several places for all four pieces (disc, plate...
• Re: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:04:01 -0700
  Hi clutches don't cause jerky forward progression , at least not usually. Clutches can 'chatter' badly starting out ...from oil on the disc. Once...
• Re: Things to do when replacing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:28:31 -0500
  ...be replacing the clutch in my '84 GL shortly. Anything else I should do while I'm there, besides disc,, pressure plate and throw...
• Re: Clutch Revisited - this time with pics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:26:28 -0700
  ...Clutch Revisited - this time with pics > All that discoloration on the flywheel means the clutch has been slipping > or > someone's driving habits are...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:05:35 -0800
  ...Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems > Possibly the hub in the clutch disc. The disc can also be separated > causing > the pressure plate to work...
• Re: Pilot bearing grease type
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:53:33 -0600
  ...Wheel bearing grease will get hot and then fly out onto your clutch disc. Bosch grease won't do this. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: Sach's clutch's
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 06:38:36 -0800
  The problem with the sachs clutches developed in the last year or so....apparently when manufacturing was moved to another country (mexico?). I do...
• Re: Warning:To Syncro owners
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:45:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...so I'm lost. > The clutch pedal was in. Motor was at idle. > I'm guessing the clutch disc had a lot of cracks...
• Re: Slipping clutch, rookie owner
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 19:34:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...the clutch is attached to the flywheel. if you do it, replace the whole thing: clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel oil seal, throwout bearing...