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Subject:Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:43 -0800

I have had a clutch 'come back' after adding fluid and waiting ..several
hours
and pumping the pedal some.

gernally ...to just add fluid after it's been low , then pumping on the
pedal..
if it doesn't start acting right ..
it sure  doesn't help to pump away.
try waiting ..
though I suspect either or both of your clutch hyd cylinders are pretty
toast-y.

Scott
www.turboans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kendra Calhoun" <kendracalhoun@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on

> I'm going to try to bleed the air out now. I pumped the clutch earlier and
> saw a bit of fluid on the soft rubber plunger looking thing between the
> brake and clutch pedal... later read that pumping the clutch causes more
> air bubbles so maybe I made it overflow? Or is it a leak? Should I still
> bleed the clutch? Gotta get to a gig tonight!!
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:57 PM, levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> If the fluid was really low it probably allowed air into the system,
>> which
>> now needs that air bled out.
>>
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
>>