Watch the clutch release lever where it enters the bell housing while
someone actuates the clutch pedal to verify that in fact it is not
operating normally (i.e. see if the clutch release lever is being pushed
far enough by the slave cylinder).  If it is not, and you have fluid
leaking from the slave cylinder, the slave cylinder is your problem.  If
you are not leaking any fluid at the slave cylinder and you are not
leaking fluid externally anywhere else in the hydraulic system (i.e your
ckutch fluid level is not dropping), then your problem is the clutch
master cylinder.

Hope this helps.

Mike V. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Vickery
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:58 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: No Clutch

My clutch pedal is going to the floor suddenly when I went to start it
today.  No clutch just springyness.  I drove it a week ago and before
that
it has been fine.  New engine, new transmission.  It may be leaking from
the
clutch lever area and there is possiible a stain on the ground below the
clutch lever area but hard to say in the winter.

What should I look at first?

Thanks
Dave

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