Is a bad clutch plate not as bad a bad clutch?
I'm in Chicago, IL :)

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Bad clutch plate.
>
> Post where you are located and likely someone can help you do that in your
> area...
>
>    *From:* Kendra Calhoun <kendracalhoun@GMAIL.COM>
> *To:* vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2012 1:48 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
>
> Just replaced the cylinders and bled the clutch and still have the same
> problem - shifter won't shift into gear unless with great force... in which
> case it turns off or makes a nasty sound.
>
> Is this the dreaded bad clutch?
> Any chance this could be something simpler?
>
> I think I have to try to sell it or trade it for a stupid minivan ASAP as
> our band has to leave for a 60 date tour Sunday. Geez I just bought it a
> month ago and it's in otherwise such great condition... new engine and
> everything... just don't have the funds or time to repair the clutch.
>
> The father and son that had sold it to me said they were mechanics that had
> worked on it for 10 years before it's owner passed away and that it would
> take us around the country just fine... now they're saying that's not
> exactly true and was sold AS-IS. I'VE BEEN HAD! GEEZ!
>
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> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:14 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> >  You don't have to pump the clutch pedal to bleed the slave cylinder.
> >
> >  Even if the bus is sitting on the level, gravity will do the job,
> > and it's slow enough for one person to monitor the master cylinder and
> > add fluid as necessary until the clean stuff emerges.  Don't forget
> > yer catch pan...
> >
> > Geo/ATL
> >
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