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wyomingresident
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 Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 5:37 pm Post subject: replacing clutch bleed screw on 83 Westy... all gubbed up! |
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I need a new clutch bleed screw. After years of bleeding the clutch on the 'ole Vanagon, the screw is finally dead.
Never sure of the actual size, I've used a 9/32nd and even a little tiny novelty Crescent wrench to loosen and tighten the oddly placed nut.
If anyone knows the actual size and where I can get a replacement it would be great. Even this forum seems to be viod of good clutch bleeding info.
Possibly an off the shelf item at the local NAPA or Big A, I wonder???
This is it:
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: replacing clutch bleed screw on 83 Westy... all gubbed up! |
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Looks like AutoZone has them - likely everyone else does too because Dorman sells a replacement.
If it is the same as a brake bleeder, then item 13905 according to my search but double check that before buying.
https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-13905-Brake-Bleeder-Screw/dp/B000C5E24I
Not sure why you would use a 9/32 wrench on a VW - so far as I know there are only four non-metric threaded parts on a van.
As I recall a 7mm wrench is the ticket. I loosen the bleeder with a 6-point socket (or a flare wrench if there is not room for the socket) then whatever fits for the actual bleeding. |
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Jeffrey Lee
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: replacing clutch bleed screw on 83 Westy... all gubbed up! |
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According to VW technical drawings, its the same part as a rear brake wheel cylinder bleeder: M6X28
Might as well get a half dozen; as you found, they can fail/break
http://www.busdepot.com/211611477a
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wyomingresident
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: replacing clutch bleed screw on 83 Westy... all gubbed up! |
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As usual the collective comes through.
I had to remove the screw with a pair of long Vise Grips. I got the clutch bled and it is shifting OK. Way better than betfore.
It shifts well into all the gears, except second. It just barely gets in there, but if I release the clutch, it stays there. Should I bleed again?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:44 am Post subject: Re: replacing clutch bleed screw on 83 Westy... all gubbed up! |
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| wyomingresident wrote: |
As usual the collective comes through.
I had to remove the screw with a pair of long Vise Grips. I got the clutch bled and it is shifting OK. Way better than betfore.
It shifts well into all the gears, except second. It just barely gets in there, but if I release the clutch, it stays there. Should I bleed again? |
That's a shift coupling adjustment issue , rather than a clutch issue, based on description.
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