At 08:39 AM 12/12/2014, T Collins wrote:
>So what is the difference?
>I have an 85 tin top. I just got close out announcement on parts from rock
>auto and I see a clutch master cylinder (What is that??)

There are two hydraulic systems in the Vanagon, clutch and
brake.  Each one has a master cylinder connected to the pedal (the
brake master is effectively two in one assembly) and one or more
slave cylinders at the operating end; one for the clutch and four for
the brakes.  The front brake ones aren't separate assemblies, they're
the piston portions of the brake calipers.  Both systems draw fluid
from the same reservoir, but the brakes take their feed from the
bottom and the clutch from the side.  That way the brake system will
always be the last to lose fluid in case of a leak.  The reservoir is
actually mounted on top of the brake master, and the clutch master is
fed by a hose.

'Zat help?

Yours,
David