No, hydraulic stuff should work pretty much as good as it's ever going to
work right out of the box.  If the transmission grinds going into gears or
drags coming out of them you might have a less-than-perfect hydraulic fluid
bleeding job.  Try pumping the clutch several times before going into first
and see if things improve.  If they do, suspect some residual air in the
line.  If not, there are linkage adjustments available that *might* improve
the shifting action.
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Tom Young
Lafayette, CA 94549
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Maggie Dew" <wildebus@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:38 PM
Subject: new slave cylinder

I got a new clutch slave cylinder yesterday - after having the master
cylinder replaced last summer.  It's still stiff going into first, and
sometimes second.  Is this normal - does it take awhile to "break in"?