[Vwdiesel] Vanagon Clutch and starter....

[jon]

Actually, on the Vanagon, the slave is external, right on top of the
transmission. It's actually a dream to work on. Only "hard" part is
bleeding the line, and Mr. Mity Vac makes that easy.

Just need to find somewhere with a rebuilt unit.

Jon

On 21 May 2003, gary wrote:

> Jon,
> Try taking the starter apart and just cleaning it. Maybe replace the
> brushes( a few bucks) while you're in there.
>
> I'm not familiar with the Vanagon tranny. Is the slave internal or
> external to the clutch housing? A rebuilt slave shouldn't cost a whole
> lot. Obviously, if it's internal, the engine will have to come out to
> replace. If external, simply crawl underneath and unbolt it. Just be
> sure to bleed the system(just like the brakes) when you are done.
>
> -Gary
>
>
> On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 21:15, jon wrote:
>
> > 1) Have a bad starter, it seems the solenoid does not always make it to
> > the flywheel when the starter is warm. hints?
> >
> > 2) The clutch "slave" is leaking. Is this hard to replace? Any hints, etc.
>
>

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