Yeah.  Release shaft would tend to describe it.  It goes across the bell
housing and has two arms that stick down.  Those arms actuate the T/O
bearing.  When new, the bearing rests against a nice gentle curve.  As
the van builds up miles, the curve wears away and becomes more angular,
allowing the bearing to rock back and forth as it makes contact.

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Donald Adams
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:10 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Clutch chatter when starting out...?
>
> I don't know what a "yoke" is.
> Is is part of the actual throwout bearing or is it what VW calls the
> release shaft?
> (page 30.2 of the big repair book)