On 22 Feb 2005 at 21:14, Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:

> 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?

After thinking about this, I decided to check the reservoir again. I didn't realize the
clutch master is fed from a hose, which is slightly above the "MIN" line, and the van
has the front end raised higher than rear, so... it appears I ran the clutch low on fluid
while bleeding. I hope anyway. I dumped in the rest of the bottle, but it still didn't quite
reach the MIN line or the hose. I'll get some more fluid and hope for the best...

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