I frequently pull the clutch slave arm off to pull the trans..Many of the NW
vans aren't that rusty. If it won't come easy I either cut it off with a die
grinder or torch it off and repl rather than futz with the slave crap...I
got spares too...
And yes, Mark, I do it on my hoist with all the right tools and don't burn
it to the ground...The blessings of being well equipped.
People ask me how to do various stuff and I can't help them due to the fact
I have been doing this for a living for 35 yrs with all the correct tools
and never ever had to not have a hoist,2 jacks,tranny jack, welders,special
tools,big air tools & grinders,etc...
I haven't a clue and can't imagine the hassles as to how the rest of the
world does their repairs...Talk about spoiled rotton to the core...thats me.
Daryl of AA Trans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Help removing clutch lever

> In desperate cases I put a glob of weld on the lever on either side of
> the shaft hole and then use a small pitman arm puller on the lever. The
> globs provide something for the puller arms to grab. I had to laugh
> recently when  someone suggested pulling the lever off before pulling
> the tranny to keep from having to mess with the clutch slave. I'm sure
> that will work sometimes but the efforts to remove the lever can prove
> to be much harder than dealing with the slave. The clutch cross shaft
> that the lever goes on runs in plastic sleeve bushings inside the bell
> housing so it is easy to damage those parts while messing with the lever.
>
> Mark
>
> Shawn Wright wrote:
>
>>I can't get the &#*$(# clutch lever off the clutch fork rod! I need to get
>>this
>>apart so I can replace the broken up plastic sleeve on the rod. I've let
>>is
>>soak overnight with PB Blaster, and bashed it as hard as I dare, but there
>>seems no way to hold this thing still while bashing it without destroying
>>the
>>bellhousing! This is a diesel bellhousing, otherwise I probably would have
>>smashed it to bits by now in frustration. Should I try heat? Cut the damn
>>thing off?
>>Any suggestions appreciated before I ruin the bellhousing!
>>
>>Shawn Wright
>>http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
>>'85 Jetta D
>>'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
>>'82 Diesel Westy
>>
>>
>>
>