DAVID MOST wrote:

> ...The only clutch/tranny part I've ever had to fix
> on any car was a slave cylinder on a '75 corolla...It failed
catastrophically,
> however, as my pedal went to the floor.  If I do have a slight leak in

the vanagon
> slave cylinder, am I headed that way

> if I don't replace it?

Yes.  If you detect the leak early, you may be able to get by with
putting
in a kit, to
just replace the seals.  Once the leak starts, though, corrosion of the
cylinder walls
begins and they are easily pitted.  I have never been this quick, so
instead, upon
noticing the slight leak, I start shopping for a reasonable price on a
new
slave
cylinder.  The time for a slight leak to go to the catastrophic level
seems
to be on
the order of months.

Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net>
'82 L diesel, '89 GL

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