Greetings John:
Once the transaxle is out, the input shaft is not supported by the clutch
system. This gives the impression that the shaft is rather floppy. If
it's seal is not leaking I would not worry about it.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<K-ville,NC>
86 VW Transporter Double Cab Pickup
60 Porsche T-5 Coupe
85 VW GL Vanagon<Elvis>lives again!

On Fri, 27 Feb 1998 18:25:37 -0800 John Brown <johnlloydbrown@MSN.COM>
writes:
>Thanks again to everybody who answered my clutch question.
>
>I got the transmission out (about 4 hours by my self, also my first
>vanagon
>transmission removal).  I am concerned about the play in the shaft
>coming
>out of the transmission.  Does anybody know how much play is
>appropriate?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Brown
>

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