When my '84 had a stiff pedal years ago, it was the cross shaft binding in
the bell housing.  Now I clean and lube that when changing clutch or motor!
:)

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I thought I saw this topic either here or on The Samba, but I can't find it
> now. Someone mentioned a few possible things to check as the cause for a
> clutch pedal that is harder than normal to push.
>
> My '85 Westfalia has a clutch pedal that is hard to push in. It has always
> been like this, and now I'd like to spend some time and/or money to find out
> why, as it is much harder to push than my '87 Wolfsburg, or any other
> Vanagon I've driven. The clutch was replaced not to long before I bought the
> van several years ago, and the amount of effort you have to put into pushing
> the pedal has not changed since then.
>
> There's also a bit of shuder, but I'm thinking that is either oil on the
> clutch or an engine or trans mount, and I'll try to have those things
> checked out tomorrow when I take it in for a leakdown test.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, or remembers the post I saw within the last few
> weeks, I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed in CT
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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