Yes, I bought the new pin this week from my local VW dealer.

Part#  N-013-239-1  ,for under $3 incl tax.

Mark

Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Did the new pin come from the dealer Mark?
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> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:55 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
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>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/530767.jpg
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>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/530766.jpg
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>> If you have clutch problems you may want to consider this as a possible
>> factor. The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch
>> master cylinder. This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever and
>> that hole can suffer extreme wear. So can the pin that goes in the hole.
>> Eventually the hole can wear into a long oval and break through
>> entirely. The 2 levers in the photos are both from 100,000+ mile
>> Vanagons. The pin on the right is a new one for comparison. When the
>> wear occurs you lose some of the travel of the clutch cylinders since
>> the pedal will move a ways before it does anything. You can likely
>> detect the wear if you push the clutch pedal with your hand. Right at
>> the top of the travel you may feel a clicking or clunking as the pedal
>> moves in the wear gap.
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>> Mark
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