Hi Ben.

I recall reading about that problem when I rebuilt my clutch housing.

Going from memory here but.......

Could a return spring be mounted on slave bracket and attached to
clutch operating arm?

Pedal down, slave piston pushes arm down, pedal up piston and arm go
up and spring helps keep arm up.

Hopefully spring would not be in way of (rubbing) rubber boot on slave cylinder.

I know the older beetles had a spring wound around the clutch arm to
accomplish this.

Likely you've thought of this already though!

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On 3/8/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Ok, last year i posted here to have some feedback/comments! but no one
> answered, i'm trying again!
>
> That bearing on ALL car is NOT suppose to touch the clutch  basket wile
> driving (this bearing is NOT suppose to spin all the time but only when you
> press the clutch), but on most, not to say all Vanagon (and i have seen some
> staying UP), even when the clutch pedal is release the slave cylinder still
> push on the lever/throw out bearing.
>
> http://www.benplace.com/clutch/clutch_release_bearing22.bjpg.jpg
>
> That said, the clutch is hydrolic, so when you press the pedal in front, the
> master clutch cylinder is activated and push oil in a tube that goes in the
> back to the slave cylinder who react to the oil pressure and does it job, so
> the problem is that the slave doesn't stay up when the pedal is release in
> front. Now i'm talking with a NEW master and slave well bleed.
>
>
> Any advice or experience on that matter? I can tell you horror story about
> that bearing breaking appart.
>
> Ben
>