How about the motor mounts?  I know when I swapped out the engine in my
van a couple of years ago, I also replaced these, and have been "shudder
free" so far.  If replacing all these parts doesn't cure the situation
for long, then it seems like it has to be something else wearing out.  I
wonder if rear spring sag (another recurring "Vanagon" problem) could
contribute to the shudder?

On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Gary Shea wrote:

> My personal experience is that replacing everything is not a cure, merely
> a temporary palliative.  When the problem first cropped up in my van,
> I replaced the clutch disc and throw out bearing; that 'cured' the
> problem for maybe two months or so.  A few years later when I did a
> total engine rebuild I replaced the pressure plate, clutch plate,
> t.o. bearing and pilot bearing.  Again 'cured, but only for
> a couple of months.  I did not have the flywheel refaced, however,
> others on the list have reported having the flywheel resurfaced followed
> by the eventual (sooner rather than later, to my recollection) return

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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