Don't have to remove the slave, only pull it up and tie it for the time.
Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Crunchy Clutch Pedal Feel - intermittant

>I agree, probably the clutch cross shaft. Should be able to check without
>dropping the trans
> by removing the slave cylinder from the mount, then moving the shaft by
> hand to feel for
> play/roughness. New shafts are cheap, but you may also need the nylon
> bushing/sleeve if it's
> really bad.
>
> On 15 Apr 2008 at 16:35, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
>> Unless you're hearing the noises coming from the pedal assembly inside
>> the
>> van, the roughness is in the bell housing.
>>
>> Sorry Ryan, but its probably dry grease and rust in the transfer shaft
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Ryan Alfonso <vangina@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Yo.  I hopped in my friends syncro and the clutch pedal is like butter.
>> > Mine is considerably stiffer and crunchified.  I've checked the
>> > archives
>> > about this issue, but now it's time to ask the masters...
>> >
>> > The patient is an '89 Westfalia, 205k, with a rebuilt 5spd installed
>> > about 75k
>> > ago with a HD Luk clutch kit.
>> >
>> > I'm sure the problem isn't hydraulic (swapped out master and slave a
>> > while ago
>> > to no avail).
>> >
>> > So is there a simple and obvious way to determine whether it's the
>> > pedal
>> > assembly, or the release rod in the clutch housing?  Perhaps that it
>> > comes and
>> > goes may be a clue?  FWIW, there isn't a lot of play side to side in
>> > the
>> > clutch pedal, feels like the brake.  When replacing the slave, I yanked
>> > around
>> > on the release rod and it had some slap in it, but didn't feel too
>> > loose.
>> >
>> > Statistically speaking, what's more likely to be the issue?  Do I rip
>> > out the
>> > dash, or drop the transaxle (again)?
>> >
>> > Grazzi,
>> > -R
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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