Exactly right. If lucky, and/or someone has had the lever off recently
this can work. But, I have seen far more of them that needed a torch,
press, sawsall, or combination of these to get the lever off.

Mark

-------- wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>> The big issue is getting the bolt off the part of the
>>> bracket that faces rear.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This syncro tip from the archives removes the slave and bracket as a
>> unit:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 3. Pull the bracket and slave off as one unit.
>>
>> .........