As Ron said a few 83.5 waterboxer Vanagons had a different clutch system
and flywheel.  It is so weird that VW would use the same clutch kit from
76, then change it for a few months and then change back for the rest of
the run but they did.  I have dealt with this two times.  The first time
I had no idea about this problem.  The second time the customer was
aware of the issue since he had already ordered the wrong clutch kit
once.  The flywheel itself is different, and really I would say if you
found yourself confronting this problem, I would just buy a good used
flywheel from another Vanagon, have it machined, and install it instead
of the odd duck one.  That way this problem would no longer be a problem
in the future for yourself or any other future owners.

Just FYI,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

The Bus Depot wrote:
>> Can some one tell me what the difference if any on the 1.6L Vanagon
>> Pressure Plate vs the 1.9L pressure Plate and the 2.1L.
>> Also they all look close to the VW Air cooled Beetle.
>> HMMM I know the part numbers are different but alot of
>> times parts cross over.
>>
>
>
>
> '76 Bus thru '91 Vanagon are interchangeable, except for the diesels and a
> very small number of early 1983 1.9L Vanagons. (In all my years selling
> Vanagon parts I've only seen one.)  Diesel uses a smaller pressure plate, as
> do earlier Buses and Beetles.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
>
> _____________________________________________
> Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>
>