They can be really seized on there. On one of mine, since the clutch fork
shaft was worn out anyway, I had to cut the shaft just on the inside of the
clutch lever with a cutoff wheel. I then was able to pound the remaining
spline stub out from the clutch lever. There is very little for a puller to grab
on, so if they are rusted on it, is difficult. The cutoff method was only tried
after applying liberal amounts of heat and PB Blaster also. Even getting the
lever glowing red didn't break it loose.

On 27 Apr 2006 at 9:21, jake beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU> wrote:

> Hey Roger,
>
> I was able to remove this lever using a small gear puller I picked up from
> Pep Boys.
>
> Good luck,
> Jake
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> roger sisler
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:47 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: How does the clutch lever come off?
>
> The one that is actuated by the slave cylinder,. I removed the snap ring,
> but no pounding would pursuade the lever to come off.
>
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Shawn Wright
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'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
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