make sure you get the beefier main seal. there are 2 different seals with
the SAME vw part #. the skimpier one's seem to leak a lot more. My
experience is that most repair shops etc don't know of these differences.
Leonard at AVP made the switch over a year ago.

ed
87 gl
Reno NV

-----Original Message-----
From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: What happened?

>I'm replacing my clutch soon due to an oil leak from the crank & "O" ring
>seal.
>
>Here is the advice given to me by those of you who know more than I know.
>
>"Replace the main seal and "O" ring and  clutch kit and a new clutch pilot
>bearing and clutch release bearing. Resurface flywheel. Also a new tranny
>shaft seal and a new starter shaft bushing in the bell housing."
>
>
>
>William
>1989 Vanagon GL
>1988 Mercedes 300SE
>
>
>
>> At 10:19 AM 4/26/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Hi Volks,
>> >Sunday ,when I got back from Everybus towing "The Love Bug",( which is
>> >similar to a Scamp)  my '80 Vanagon would go into gear but just rev
>> >up.  If I really gave it some rpms, the vanagon moved a bit.  I thought
>> >the clutch went and plan to replace it this weekend.  I noticed two days
>> >later, that the grass was dead where the bus was having difficulties
>> >moving.  Any ideas as to what may have happened?  Thanks!
>>
>> The dead grass is the give away...  It's like crop circles.  The martians
>> have burnt out your clutch and you'll need to replace it. So long as
>you're
>> going in that far, I'd suggest replacing the throw out bearing as well,
>> it'll cost you an extra $70 or so, but you won't have to be dropping your
>> transmission in 6 months to replace it then when it fails...  My theory
is
>> that so long as you've got something open to a certain point, replace all
>> of the parts that wear out that you can get to and they won't get a
chance
>> to wear out.
>