Thanks Sean!

Just ordered a new one from Kyle for $65, should get it tomorrow. They say
it might actually hit 30 F by Sunday. Heck, I can do the repair in shorts
by then! :-)

tony

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> From: Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu>
> To: tony@moorelab.com
> Subject: Re: NO CLUTCH!!
> Date: Friday, January 17, 1997 10:57 AM
> 
> > 
> > Yep, I know caps are yelling, I AM YELLING!
> > 
> > It's about -5 F w/o the wind chill here in Cincinnati, OH. My '83.5 was
> > sitting out all night defenseless :-(  I came out of this morning about
> > 6am, hoppped in pressed the clutch and shifted to nuetral, started
right
> > up, got out and took the dog to do his daily, came back in about 5
minutes,
> > hopped back in and NO CLUTCH! Nothing, the pedal went straight to the
floor
> > with no resistance at all! It felt OK prior to starting.
> > 
> > What gives?
> > 
> > Looked at the Bentley and made out 2 different cylinders. I'm assuming
one
> > of these is the problem?
> > 
> > Any advice?
> > 
> > tony 
> > 
> Tony,
> The slave cylinder (the one on the transmission end) is usually the one
> that fails in extreme cold on Vanagons.  You can get a rebuilt or new
> one and they even sell rebuild kits, but it's better to get the rebuilt
> or new slave cylinder.
> 
> Good luck,
> Sean