I've been kinda going through the same thing.  Did you lubricate the splines
on the tranny's input shaft?  Did the throughout bearing yoke move freely?

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McEachern" <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 5:46 PM
Subject: Clutch pedal pressure

> Hello
> When I converted my '87 Wolfy from automatic to standard I installed a
used
> clutch disk presure plate with new master and slave cylinders. I found the
> pressure required to disengage the clutch was quite heavy compared to the
> clutch on my '90 Westy. I subsequently replaced the clutch and pressure
> plate with the standard Sachs clutch kit. No change!
>
> Is there a reason why the clutch on the '90 is significantly easier to
> engage ans dis-engage?  Has anyone else experienced this?  Could the pedal
> assembly be different on the later models. Lighter spring on the clutch
> pedal maybe?
>
> Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Gary
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