Tonight, I bled the clutch on my '82 Diesel Westy. Unlike the brakes, which
weren't bad, the fluid which came out was pretty brown at first. Then it got
*really* dark, followed by an audible squishing sound as my wife pumped
the clutch slowly. Thinking that can't be good, I closed the bleeder and got
her to try the clutch. No go, very little resistance. So it appears either the
slave or master cylinder, or both, have failed. The noise seemed to be
coming from the front, so I'm guessing master. Is there any other possible
cause?

I'm guessing replacing the master is a nasty job, right? I only seem to get
that kind lately. :-(

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta TD (retired)
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L
'82 Diesel Westy