Thanks Scott.

Was considering using some pink coloured hi temp wheel bearing grease
(seems thicker. Might stay in place longer?)  but had used
black-greyish Moly CV stuff last time so I'll stick with that.

Nice to know it's only wear and tear. Albeit premature. Hopefully the
fact that this transmission would catch a little shifting from gear to
gear was due to poor clutch hydraulics.

Neil.

On 4/5/10, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> nice pics.
> the face of the arm where it pushes the TOB ...wear there is 'normal' all
> right ...as in 'fairly common, but not desired at all.'
>
> I'd say it's from lack of lubing that spot. I use black moly grease on those
> points. I lube the heck out of the entire throwout mechaism ...
> like a dozen spots.
> I spray lube the crosshaft bushings until the cross shaft pivots with zero
> drag. And I especially lube the tips of the fork arms - what's in your pics.
> If it was clipped in there like it belongs ....
> it was installed correctly ...just likely not lubed.
>
> I also lube the guide tube the TOB slides on.  Notice the groove inside the
> TOB ...that's for grease I believe...I grease that spot well.
> I like metal guide tubes better than plastic ones too.
>
> 'techician error' is what I'd chaulk that wear up to. Lack of plan ole lube
> !
> That surface starts out curved or rounded, not flat.
>
> I get the strongest impression at times that some people somewhere do not
> understand that metal can not rub on metal, that they must be separated by a
> film of some good lubricant - in about 300 places in a vanagon .
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 10:01 AM
> Subject: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Transmission would catch slightly in all gears. Pulled it, and TOB
>> appeared to be installed incorrectly. It appeared loose. (at time, I
>> also suspected poor clutch hydraulics. He said hoping transmission is
>> ok!   :)
>>
>> Are these wear points on each arm normal high mileage wear? If not, do
>> they indicate an incorrectly installed TOB?
>>
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