It can be hard to get the wrenches under the bracket. Maybe I'm confusing
the WB with the diesel, but I seem to remember that they are both
difficult... the reason I don't remember is that it's been a long time
since I've changed one, which means mine is now due for a change.

Anyway, I took a cheap 13mm wrench and ground it in half. I reach
inside/under the bracket and place the box wrench upside down on the nut,
then stuff paper or plastic bags under the wrench to hold it in place while
I go at the bolt with a 13mm socket from above. Easy. Assembly is the
reverse, as they say.

Jim

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok gang - if I blew out the clutch slave cylinder what are the chances that
> anything else (clutch/master) is also damaged?
>
> Sorry that may be a rather impossible question - but I asked anyway.
>
> Still having issues with getting water in my gas tank (that's another
> topic) and Friday I had to nurse poor Gertie home - well it required a lot
> of "feathering" the clutch to keep her going and the cylinder must have had
> enough. Clutch pedal has no resistance at all - resivoir was way way low -
> and there is a lot of fluid under the slave cylinder.
>
> Any tricks to be aware of when replacing that bad boy?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>