I had the same problem before my last tranny rebuild. Turns out that oil
had leaked into the bellhousing and on to my clutch plates. I replaced the
oil seal, cleaned up my clutch plates dry, and its been great ever since.
I don't know how tranny fluid can get in to the clutch housing.. though.
Any thoughts from anyone else?

Ken Madsen
Ontario
87GL
87 Golf Diesel
95 Jetta GLX

Todd Last wrote:

> I have an '88 Westy with 128,000 miles. I had the clutch replaced about
> 5,000 miles ago, I think with a Sachs unit.
> What I am noticing is that when the van is cold, the clutch shudders
> like crazy when releasing. Once the engine has
> warmed up, the shuddering goes away.
>
> Does this sound like the Sachs clutch problem, or could this be a
> problem with the hydraulics in the clutch mechanism?
>
> Thanks
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy