Yup... I found the same thing when I did mine... here is a pic of the two
arms, the diesel one is one the bottom:

http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels/TD_Conversion/page2/P4092533.jpg

On 6 Mar 2006 at 17:53, Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM> wrote:

> The splined arm the slave pushes against is different on a diesel also...it is 1
> spline different offset...don't even ask how I know that one from personal
> experience... Daryl of AA Transaxle ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark
> drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday,
> March 06, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Clutch slave bracket - diesel and boxer
>
>
> > Yes, the diesel clutch slave bracket is different. So is the flat
> > support arm that bolts to the side of the tranny and runs up to one of
> > the slave bolts.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > John Stepto wrote:
> >
> >>I am almost finished with my boxer to inline conversion and I had the
> >>transmission rebuilt with diesel bell housing. I have the clutch slave
> >>cylinder mounting bracket from the boxer bell housing mounted on the
> >>diesel
> >>bell housing and the slave cylinder is contacting the level arm correctly but
> >>the mounting flange is about �" above the bracket.  Is the bracket from the
> >>diesel different?  I looked on the Bus Depot site and the cylinder appears to
> >>be the same for all Vanagons.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks for the help,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>John Stepto
> >>
> >>
> >
>

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA