If the cylinder that the throwout bearing slides back and forth on has any
wear on it, it should be replaced. Failure to do so can cause the bearing to
hang up, over heat and cause dramatic failures. Don't ask me how I know.

Jim Henry
Durham, NC
84 Westy

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Kai Mei
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Clutch job... done properly

I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot
bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring done on my 87 Wolfie.

Is checking the crank endplay common among average VW mechanics?
There's a bit of a language barrier here.

Anything else that should be done simultaneously? The slave cyl, looks to
have been of a more recent vintage as opposed to never been touched...

Thanks everyone.