Sounds more like something broke. Bad cylinders always involve leakage and
the pedal sinking or falling without operating the clutch. My bet is clutch
disc disintegrated or pressure plate/operating fork broke. Tranny is coming
out.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Greg
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:41 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New
Brunswick

Hey list,

I think my clutch master or slave cylinder went on me this morning in
New Brunswick. The clutch pedal is all the way up and hard like rock.
Does not operate clutch. I fooled around with the slave cylinder and
pulled the slave plunger bit off the clutch lever. Clutch pedal still
hard like rock. My brake/clutch fluid level is normal. I am heading to
Halifax - have to have my wife there by tomorrow morning. I was thinking
about driving it there. I can start it in first and shift though all the
gears. I do hear a squealing noise (not all the time) (seems to go away
at speed) and I am wondering what this might be. Any advice would be
appreciated. Mechanics in the area? Part #'s ? How hard is it to replace
these cylinders? Can it be done in a parking lot by someone with a bit
of mechanical skill. I gather bleeding the system would be involved.
I see there are two guys on the rescue squad list in Fredericton. I will
try to reach them also.

Thanks a bunch,
Greg S.
87 Wolfsburg
Ottawa Ontario