Had to remove the arm on my 87 GL once and no matter how much i did it would
not come off.  I finally used an automotive puller and it came off  in
moments.  The right tool for the job works best.

Claudio Cella
87 Vanagon  GL   7 pass
90  Jetta  TD

----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: clutch release lever removal

> Try hammering gently with a punch on the center of the shaft. There is
> room at the far inside end for the shaft to go a little deeper into it's
> hole. Once the arm is off you remove the set screw on the back near the
> clutch slave bracket. Then force the shaft to come out the left side a
> little so it will push the nylon bushing out enough for you to grab it.
> With the nylon bushing removed you can then work the shaft out. Don't
> move or remove the inner circlip as it is what you will use to push
> against the nylon bushing after the set screw is out.
>
> Mark
>
> dr wrote:
> >
> > Looking for ideas on how to remove the clutch release lever from the
> > release shaft on an 82 manual transmission.  Trans is out and on the
> > ground.  Hanyes simple instructions of "remove the circlip and withdraw
> > the release lever" leaves out the part about the lever being rusted and
> > tightly fused to the shaft.
> >
> > david