Great Idea if you have a rust free vanagon, but good luck with
that.  I've had the entire bellhousing in a press with a special made
tool to hook this clutch lever.  If any rust exists the lever will not
move, and you risk damaging other parts....

John Meeks wrote:

>On 8/15/07, Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>The big issue is getting the bolt off the part of the
>>bracket that faces rear.
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>This syncro tip from the archives removes the slave and bracket as a unit:
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>Tim King wrote:
>Hey Folks, I've got a slave tip that will save you some time on this.
>I got a tip from Daryl at AA transaxle that makes removing the slave
>on a syncro a snap. Basically, you just remove the slave bracket from
>the tranny by removing ONE snap ring then the clutch lever.
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>1. Move slave shaft/boot off clutch lever ball. If your >slave is
>totally shot, you can usually just push the slave cylinder shaft/boot
>off the ball on the clutch lever. If it's a good slave (say you are
>just R and Ring the tranny), you may need to open the bleeder to make
>it easy to remove. Just lever it free, then let it hang free.
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>2. Wiggle the clutch lever off the shaft. If it's been there for a
>while, you may need some liquid wrench or something, but it should
>come off by hand.
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>3. Pull the bracket and slave off as one unit.
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>4. Pull the unit down under the van (you put it on ramps, right?) and
>work on it where you have access to it from both ends and room for
>standard wrenches. You may need to remove a couple of the hose clamps
>holding the hose to your tranny to give you more slack.
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>5. Bolt on new unit and install in reverse.
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>6. Pressure bleed system and hit the road.
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>Using this method takes about 30-40 minutes total,>assuming you are
>using a pressure bleeder like Brent recommends.
>Note: I'm not sure if it's syncro specific -- I think it requires the
>flexible plastic fluid lines of the syncro, something my 83 vanagon
>was lacking. Have fun. This tip from trannyman extraordinaire
>Daryll>at AA transaxle makes a drag of a job a LOT easier. Tim King
>Seattle, WA 87 Syncro Westy
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>BTW there  a boatload of good slave stuff at:
>http://www.vanagonauts.com/30.2-Clutch-Slave-Cylinder138.htm
>The second article has more syncro tips
>--
>John Meeks
>
>Vanagon Rescue Squad
>http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
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>'91 Multivan, 'ood slave stuff at 85 GL
>Northern Michigan
>KC8ZFN
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