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Subject:Re: Vanagon clutch chatter
From:EMZ
Date:Sat, 21 Mar 1998 23:27:25 -0500

There was much talk about this on the list several years
   ago. The conclution was that the pilot bear in the crank
   shaft is the problem.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Gary Shea wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Frank LaHorgue wrote:
> > Greetings:
> > I have checked this subject in the archives.  Is my conclusion correct that
> > many Vanagon owners with Canadian VW replacement clutches are having
> > chatter problems?  Has anyone been able to correct the problem or get
> > satisfaction from VW?
> >
> > Thanks for any information on this annoyance -- Frank LaHorgue
>
> Wow, you mean I'm not the only one whose van bounces up and down
> once the clutch warms up?  I don't think I have a Canadian clutch,
> but then again I'm not sure... I seem to remember both the clutch
> plate and pressure plate being Sachs items, but I'm not positive.
> I replaced the whole mess when I did an engine rebuild a couple
> of years ago.
>
> I've always had the clutch chatter, no matter what parts are in
> there!
>
>         Gary
>
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> Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
> Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea
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