[Vwdiesel] Slipping Clutch and Crazy Idea

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/25/2010 10:34:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
davevw at yahoo.com writes:

> I don't know for sure why it is slipping, but the guy claimed it was new 
> when it bought the car last fall, and there has been oil spots so I am 
> kinda assuming but haven't inspected really deeply yet.  
> 

  Lots of people do a clutch, maybe even the whole shebang but 
don't check and replace the pushrod seal, which is the easiest way 
for oil to get to the clutch disk.  Second easiest is the input shaft 
seal.  Often the pushrod bushing is worn or the pushrod can be bent 
and then the seal is naturally shot.
    Loren