On Sat, 14 Jun 1997 RubatoGuy@aol.com wrote:

> When I've been on a long (> 40 minutes) freeway trip, If I try to shift into
> reverse, I can't do it without lots of gear grinding. (Like the clutch is not
> releasing 100%) When cold there is no such problem.
> 
> Any ideas? Time for a new clutch?
> 
   Your clutch pilot bearing is bad. The heat of the engine is causing
   it to grab the input shaft! This is not an uncommon problem in the
   early Vanagons.