Thanks all for your response to my query about my clutch problem.  After
further inspection I noted that I did indeed have a small leak from the
clutch slave.  I originally thought that this was a leak from the trans
axle and I was scheduling to fix it later this winter.  I noticed that the
small spot on my garage floor was water soluable.  Gear oil is not, but
brake fluid is--wal-laa.

Anyway, in looking for a replacement unit I found some interesting price
comparisions to replace the slave unit.  So interesting that I also wanted
to compare other unit pricing:

                Autozone        VanAgain         BusDepot
Clutch Slave       $26            $50              $50
Clutch Master      $80            $40              $40
P. Steering pump   $130+core      $199+core        $249+core

Interesting huh!  I appreciate the job both Vanagain & Bus Depot are doing
for us but Autozone also has never caused me a problem.  None of the above
parts are instock in their stores but are two day special orders.  All
include a lifetime warrantee.  I take full advantage of this.  I purchase
my CV joint half shafts from them.  ($88 I think) Yea, they're factory
rebuilds but I just run them until they wear out (usually around 50,000
miles) and then just replace them on the warrantee.  This is usually more
than the maintenence manual specs for relubing them anyway.

Have fun

Steve Blackham
Centerville, Utah
77 Bus converted to camper (westy top)
87 Vanagon Weekender

"Is Density a four letter word?" <www.ourcenterville.org/blackham/page1.htm>

>Check for:
>A leak at the clutch slave.  Attempt to bleed air from the line to the
>clutch slave.  If this doesn't help you've got a problem with the clutch
>master or slave cylinder.  The hydraulic clutch actuation assembly
>compensates for wear in the clutch assembly and therefore pedal travel is
>not a good indication of clutch wear as it is in mechanical systems.
>
>Good luck-
>
>Justin Jensen
>SLC Utah
>