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Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:18 am

So if I were to buy a "new" clutch for my 72 westy, what would that cost aprox?? Is it advisable to buy a used one? What am aI lookin at? This guy told me they might cost me 450 which souds weird..... :?

Any other options?

Thanks
trav

Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:23 am

You do not want to buy a used anything in there. You already have a "used one".

This will give you an idea.

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=KF22501

You will know about everything there is to know about your bus in a short while won't you?

They are a learning experience! Enjoy!

Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:36 am

Cool!
Thanks! I'll bet with a lotta luck and patience I could do that myself......whew.... :?

muchas gracias!!!
trav

Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:44 am

You really should do it yourself. It would help if you had a buddy or another VW guy (perhaps from the local VW club) to help guide you. It will only take a weekend and you will have a new found appreciation for the VW as a logically assembled and disassembled beast.

Do a search here on the thought of "....while I have the engine out what else should I do..." and do those things also.

Frequently the learning curve is more of a straight line.

Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:01 pm

<<(perhaps from the local VW club)>>

I wish! I think trav and I are about to be come the "local VW club". We're supposed to hook up this weekend and start breaking stuff.

Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:48 am

a bentley will be a good guidance in doing the clutch yourself. I also have a 72 and am completing the same project right now. I have really enjoyed the project but it is a good idea to have another car to run to the parts store as needed throughout the project. This board is also a great resource for any of those "emergencies" that you run into along the way. Check cip1 for clutch prices as well. When I did mine, I also did new fuel lines, pilot bearing, throwout-bearing, and seals. That pilot bearing is a little tricky but a good slide hammer did the trick. My advice is to label everything really well, take pics if you are nervous, And unbolt the tranny at the top (2bolts) to lower it, while you pull the engine. It makes the project really run smooth. Ian

Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:20 pm

Oh yeah, read up this procedure for some additional stuff to do while you are in there.....

http://homepage.mac.com/ratwell/091Transmission.html