Hi,

All this talk about pre-emptive maintenance on our Vanagons prompts a
question.
I have a '90 Westy, with 130K miles, which I bought new and have
maintained, -uh, well
religiously. Gotta be careful there. Someone with a howitzer might think it
is an idol and start blasting away. The only time, other than the hesitation
syndrome, that it has let me down, was a thrown power steering belt, due to
a rock. I carry spares and replaced it.

Now the question. The clutch is original, but other than a noisy throwout
bearing, it is not slipping or shuddering. I am thinking about having it
(the whole clutch bit) done, don't want to do it myself, and the nearest
place locally is 45 miles away and they take days to do anything. Next month
I will be in Missoula, Montana, with a place to stay and transportation, and
am thinking about having it done there. Any reason NOT to go ahead and have
it done and does anyone know anything about Mountain Motors in Missoula?

Thanks for all the help in the past.

Jerry