New clutch assemblies are always easier to push the pedel than warn out
clutches. Its because the pressure plate finger start to get a larger
mechanical advantage the farther them come out.

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

On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote:

> My Sachs(mexican made now?) clutch kit came with a platic alignment tool
> included.  Left it in the package as I already had an alignment tool made
> from the input shaft of an earlier VW ala Mr. Bulley's suggestion.  The leg
> pressure required to operate the new clutch is substantially lessthan the OE
> clutch that came out after almost 140k.  Hope it's not a girly- man clutch
> and wear out in half the time of the original.  Seems to release a little
> earlier too, but that could be the fact that a nice new thick disc is in
> place now.  My wife will appreciate the easier operating pedal for sure.
>
> Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Help Clutch Pilot Bearing question!
>
>
> >  This proccess you are in is axually one of the most difficult. There is
> >a special tool you can rent used to help make the alignment easier, call
> >a clutch alignment tool. You can also use an old input shaft to a trans.
> >for this.
> >
> >            Eric                   86-VW4x4
> >            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> >            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Gary McEachern wrote:
> >
> >> I'm in the middle of replacing the clutch on my '87 GL. The Sachs Clutch
> kit
> >> I bought from BusDepot came with a Pilot bearing that has a closed end. I
> >> very foolishly decuded to replace the existing bearing which was a
> "through
> >> hole" design. I installed it assuming it was the proper part (bad
> >> assumption?). I'm having difficulty fully mating the tranny to the engine
> >> and suspect the input shaft of the tranny may be bottoming on the back of
> >> the new bearing.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if this style of bearing will work or do I need to
> >> remove(sigh) and replace it with the open style bearing?
> >>
> >>
> >> Gary
> >>
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