Could be a missing bolt on the slave cylinder.........will either not engage
OR the pushrod on the slave becomes fully extended and the pedal is like a
brick.............

Adam P
81 westy (2 of them)
74 beetle
73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Total resto in progress

Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flubach@HOME.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions

> how about just a simple bleed and/or replace the fluid.  It there's air or
> water in there, it would be more compressable and maybe no disengage the
> clutch far enough.  How do the brakes feel?
>
> Bradley Flubacher
> State College, PA
> '82 VW diesel westy
> '84 GL wasserboxer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Jere Hawn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:14 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I just wanted to get a few second opinions.  Situation:  (88 GL (her van))
> when I push the clutch in it doesn't disengage all the way.  It has slowly
> been getting worse.  I can get it to disengage if I really push the pedal
> down but digi-wife can't seem to get it to disengage.  I suspect that the
> slave cylinder is going bad.
>
> Are there any votes of confidences or other possibilities that I am
missing?
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> Jere
> 90 GL
> 88 GL
>