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• Re: '77 Bus (with 78 Engine) Clutch pedal doesn't return
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 02 Dec 1996 17:39:46 -0500
  ...I adjusted the wing nut and took all >the slack out of the cable and the pedal still had several inches of >slop in...
• clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 8 Jun 2019 14:12:57 -0700
  hi all, one of my van has a long clutch pedal travel - the clutch grab at 3/4 of pedal travel. On my other...
• broken accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:53:26 -0700
  so my gas pedal just detached from the floor of my 82 westy. it originally was a diesel, I'm not sure if the...
• Re: Gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:41:50 -0700
  As Ken said, I've seen Subaru installs with the Subie DBW pedal mounted by the engine and connected to the stock pedal & cable...
• clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:52:55 -0800
  Having seen the wear in the clutch pedal clevis connection in both my '82 and '86 vanagons, I have to imagine that most manual...
• Re: broken return spring on brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:47:26 -0500
  ...on the manual's pedal cluster is broken. > > The Bentley diagram, unfortunately, seems to be showing the brake > pedal for an automatic, which is...
• Vanagon Brake Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:46:03 -0700
  A friends 87 Westy has Softish Brake Pedal,,, Rears have been carefully adjusted & all have been Thoroughly Bled, which has improved the Pedal Feel...
• lubricating the cluch pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 20:08:48 -0800
  My clutch pedal (on '87 syncro) is squeaking terribly, but it's very hard to get to--I haven't even been able to...
• Gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:29:25 -0500
  ...The gas pedal is a retrofit Golf pedal. The angle is not the most pleasant. I have heard of an adjustable pedal that is...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:32:40 -0400
  Actually, from the first time the pedal failed to present, there is a slight difference. The first failure, the pedal felt like brake fluid...
• Re: Eng. off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 07:56:35 -0400
  Neil, Is there any chance you got the parts for the self-adjusters mixed up? I believe they are side dependant. So if the...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 22 May 2023 04:56:26 -0400
  ...detached accelerator pedal. > > > > Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Re: Clutch pedal free play adjustment help needed
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:57:10 -0700
  Bentley calls for only 1 mm of free play for the pedal before it begins to push the piston of the clutch master cylinder...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:20:45 -0400
  Two years ago the rivets broke on my '84's accelerator pedal (auto trans) and I replaced them with small nuts and bolts. One...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:36:54 -0400
  As other have noted, the new calipers may have a larger bore which requires more volume and thus more pedal travel. However, the larger...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:07:01 -0500
  ...I know what an outright "wrong" pedal feels > like but not what a proper Vanagon brake pedal feels like. Like from > 0-10, 2...
• Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:58:51 -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: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:45:30 -0700
  ...When the pedal is at rest (no > brakes applied) the pedal arm pushes the switch "In", when the pedal is > depressed, the action is...
• Re: vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 13 May 2005 14:24:45 -0600
  ...The at's have the steel reinforced accererator pedal to withstand the constant force of futile efforts to push the "go faster" pedal. If...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:19:20 -0700
  Clutch pedal? I own five vehicles, and there isn't a clutch pedal to be found in any of them. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: lubricating the cluch pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:34:14 -0800
  I pulled off the instrument cluster yesterday with the intention of disassembling the clutch pedal assembley, cleaning, lubricating, and putting it all back together...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:06:42 -0500
  ...If I press on the brake pedal just hard enough to slow down, the brake pedal will stay at that position, it will not...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:03:30 -0700
  On 3/16/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Looks like a return bump stop for the clutch or brake pedal. Few people...
• Re: Pulsing Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 08:45:44 -0700
  ...Pulsing Brake Pedal Recently been feeling a pulsing in the brake pedal.. What is this a sign of? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:27:12 -0700
  > Mechanic said he felt no air in system, but pedal feels a little > spongy still. Pedal height actually ok. Braking action seems ok. But...
• Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:54:12 -0800
  ...I know what an outright "wrong" pedal feels like but not what a proper Vanagon brake pedal feels like. Like from 0-10, 2...
• Brake pedal goes to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:45:13 -0400
  ...Any thoughts? When the pedal works, it's firm and functional. But sometimes I get a firm pedal, and while keeping my foot on...
• Re: Squeeky Clutch Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:45:03 -0800
  Be sure to check and see if the cable end isn't about to wear through the pedal metal itself. I've replaced one...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:05:28 -0400
  I once had this happen 700 miles from home, & duct taped the pedal to the floor for the return trip, I can't believe...
• Re: cruise control switches?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:09:39 +0200
  >Does anyone have a set of the cruise control clutch >and brake pedal mounts and the tabs for the pedals >that they might want...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:54:21 -0500
  Related to this - the pedal attach point is a place where water accumulates - from rain, snow - what have you. it's a place to...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:55:23 -0400
  ...In my experience, pedal feal, particularly travel, is almost entirely from the rear end on vangons and I find them seldom properly adjusted. A...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:39:52 -0400
  ...On inspection, the pedal > had come loose from the floor. > > The pedal looks like this: > > > http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com...
• Pumping Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:09:03 -0500
  ...Now, I am having to pump the brakes twice to have firm pedal. The pedal holds...it does not slowly go to the floor...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:35:56 -0700
  If you are not getting a firm pedal, l would say you are not getting effective braking from the calipers. I don't know...
• Re: Clutch clevis for '88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:20:19 -0800
  ...Had muffler shop around the corner fill in the clutch pedal hole w/ weld... Gave em 5 bucks. Re-drilled, clutch pedal hole. Inserted...
• Re: brake pedal slow returning to resting position
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:11:40 -0400
  ...brake pedal slow returning to resting position I have been having an intermitent problem with my brake pedal. When I press on it the...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 12 May 2009 01:22:43 -0700
  Joy, _______________________ / | o | <front / Hinge > | | back of van > \ | | \_________________ | _o_ | The pedal should have a flexible area which acts as a hinge. The shorter peice should...
• Pedal Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Martin's
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 23:49:29 -0700 (PDT)
  I desperately need an accelerator pedal linkage for my '60 Microbus!! Any help would be grealty apprieciated!! stay cool Danior Martin
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:51:23 -0600
  ...Jim On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:52 PM, Rob wrote: > If the symptom is brake pedal, no brake pedal, then brake pedal it...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:14:34 -0400
  ...how is the gas pedal affixed? Related to this - the pedal attach point is a place where water accumulates - from rain, snow - what have...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 19:20:03 -0500
  ...later, jess 89 carat On Nov 12, 2004, at 4:45 PM, Chuck Baird wrote: > On my 85 Wolfie Auto, the brake pedal seems...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 22 May 2023 16:16:47 -0500
  ...detached accelerator pedal. >>>> >>>> Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:59:15 -0400
  ...the pedal went > straight to the floor. > > I pumped the brake pedal and got pressure back when attempting to > depress the pedal but then...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:59:20 -0800
  ...I was driving along and I lost tension on accelerator pedal on my ‘89. Luckily it was not the cable but the pedal itself...
• Re: Brakes went out
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:20:02 -0700
  ...Brake pedal went to the >floor. NO BRAKES! Checked fluid, level fine (clutch still working properly >on manual trans). Does the pedal recover on...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 09:59:19 -0700
  ...If I pump the pedal once, then I get good braking power and pedal. Is this normal for the Vanagon's? Should I rebleed...
• Clutch pedal change
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:31:29 -0500
  ...Now the clutch engages at the "top" of the pedal throw. previously it would engage at about half way. Any thoughts as to why...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:05:55 EDT
  ...accelerator pedal > > reinforced with metal, and manual transmission vanagons just have a > plastic > > accelerator pedal with no metal reinforcement on the pedal? > > Kickdown switch...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:14 -0800
  ...off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok." "Brake problem (Long. Am at wits end. Archives down. Please...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:26:05 -0400
  Try stomping on the pedal. I just replaced my brake master cylinder. If I pressed the pedal gently, I could push it to the...
• Clutch pedal pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Jul 2021 08:50:26 -0700
  hi all, I have a question regarding the Clutch pedal pressure on one of my vans. I have several van 2.1 WBX with...
• RE: Low brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 09:32:28 -0700
  ...Low brake pedal >Importance: High > >Hi, > >What would cause 'low brake pedal'? > >I just got new rear drums & brake shoes. I've checked the...
• Re: Brake pedal is high in warm weather?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 08:53:48 -0500
  ...The brake pedal should have about 1/2" of free travel before it develops resistance. You might also look for a vacuum leak in...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:24:20 -0500
  ...The only way I found to remove the clutch pedal is to remove the dash, and even then it is not easy. I dismantled...
• Re: Brake Problem or Nature of the Beast?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:21:22 -0700
  ...Adjusting the rear shoes took the "slack" out of the brake pedal. I guess running with the brake on took enough off the shoes...
• clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:55:43 -0800
  ...The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch master cylinder. This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever...
• Re: Pulsing Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Adams
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 18:06:25 -0500
  ...Pulsing Brake Pedal Recently been feeling a pulsing in the brake pedal.. What is this a sign of? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 12 May 2009 02:11:27 +0000
  ...That 90 degree bend clips into a slot on the backside of the gas pedal. Ric > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 23:31:00...
• Re: Clutch pedal repair question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 05:02:39 -0700
  In order to access the clutch pedal pivot pin, you need to remove the entire dash/fascia. You don't need to disconnect the...