Date:   12/09/1999  12:23 pm -0500  (Thursday)  From:  John Hurley
To:  "MIME :gholst@RAMBUS.COM".TFS.ACX_HQ;       "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM".TFS.ACX_HQ
Subject:  Re: Shuddering clutch

after replacing every mount, clutch component, the thing that fixed me up was the cross-shaft.

The place that did the work originally, which i went back to when the clutch was shuttering, installed a new clutch, and the cross-shaft (which they didn't do originally). The labor was on me, and the cross-shaft, and throw out bearing carrier !! I got a look at the tranny when it was out and there was a bit of a scrape visible on the cross-shaft.

Let's just say that this place (out of cambridge Ma, specializong in VW repair) won't see me anymore, and i did a ton of business with them.

>>> "gholst@RAMBUS.COM" 12/09/99 12:16PM >>>
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

I have the same problem in my '85 GL with Eurospec engine.
Only shudders when cold. It's a Sachs clutch. New flywheel,
disk,pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing and tranny
seal. Don't know if the clutch is German made. Brand new motor
mounts also.
 I have noticed the clutch pedal returns slow on occasion.
I've heard that the cross shaft bushings being worn might cause
shuddering.

Grant