Clutch Slave Cylinder Replacement

Clutch Slave Cylinder Replacement - VW Vanagon 2.1L

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4 жыл бұрын

Here's a walk-through of the process of replacing the Clutch Slave Cylinder on a 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon with a stock 2.1L waterboxer engine. The process should be very similar on any year of Vanagon.
I recently could not shift into any gear in my van without pumping the clutch several times, so replacing the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinders were my first attempts at fixing this. Yours may need replacing if there is any brake fluid underneath the rubber boot, or any fluid leaking from your slave cylinder upon inspection.
Most people recommend replacing your Clutch Master Cylinder as well when replacing your Slave Cylinder. I ended up doing both, and then bleeding the clutch system once complete!
Feel free to reach out with any questions or video recommendations, and I'll do my best to help out! Staaay coastin!
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@brianhonan6423 24 күн бұрын

Nice video to check out before doing the repair.

@01avaline Жыл бұрын

top man, thanks for this Eric.

@BluffCoast Жыл бұрын

Glad you could benefit from it! Happy to help.

@austinindian 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. It helped me. One thing you should add is when working with the fluid like fittings, it’s best to use a line wrench instead of the box wrench. That metal is soft and too easy to strip. I learned the hard way.

@BluffCoast 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for the tip. You're right - flare nut wrenches are probably best used in this scenario. It's always something with these Vanagons, man!

@dakotasilvers9117 2 жыл бұрын

How did you know it needed to be replaced? I have an 82 diesel that I suddenly have to pump the clutch to get it to downshift. Shifts fine when off and shifts up fine when driving. Just downshift have to double pump. I'm trying to pinpoint the issue and thought it might be this but don't know how to tell if it's bad

@BluffCoast 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dakota! I wasn’t able to get into first gear from neutral when I realized something was wrong. When it happened, if the van was off I was able to shift into any gear without any problem, but once the van was on it wouldn’t let me shift… sounds like this could be your issue! Another way to check is to squeeze/check the rubber boot on your slave cylinder and see if there is any leaking fluid from it. If it’s leaking it’s likely gone bad.

@chadwoody6497 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, nice job. I've got an 82 converted to a 2.5 subie and an 84 vanagon transmission that needs a slave cylinder replaced. Lost so much fluid that my clutch isn't working at all. What's the bleeding and reintroducing fluid like?

@BluffCoast 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah, I was having similar issues with mine and this cleared it up fortunately. Reintroducing the fluid seemed complicated at first as I had never bled any brake/clutch system before, but it was very simple. Fill your brake fluid reservoir behind your instrument cluster, loosen bleeding nut on slave cylinder, attach a clear tube to that and submerge it in a bottle/vase/etc, and basically pump the clutch MANY times until you're no longer pumping any air out of the system, just more brake fluid. Maybe I'll do a video on this!

@stuartsaunders3238 3 жыл бұрын

@@BluffCoast HI Eric, thanks for this. There is a known problem with T3s where the clutch pedal locks in the up position - & putting too much pressure on the pedal then blows the nylon line off the banjo bolt on the master. Apparently something breaks or goes wrong inside the clutch release mechanism that locks the pedal high ;-(. Have just acquired an interesting T3, and its has this problem, Do you know about this, & what is the cure? Easy. ;-)? or otherwise? ;-( Thanks, Stuart.

@BluffCoast 3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartsaunders3238 Hey Stuart, thanks for following along! Unfortunately I don’t know much about this problem... It sounds like you could undo the fitting at the slave cylinder first to try and push the clutch pedal without blowing it out. I would guess that replacing the slave cylinder and master cylinder would be a good place to start (without “too” much work/cost) to see if either of those is the culprit. Best of luck with it!

@DanTheManIOM Жыл бұрын

And then there are cases where that 12 mm or 13 or 14 hydraulic just will not turn, and then the flex hose breaks at the body ! That's were one of of us is at the moment, now waiting on parts. 615mm is the length of the flex. FYI and the pipe is 124 inches long... mine had a washer under each bolt and IDK, mine was original and did not want to come apart, it was not leaking, but vanagon had been parked at least 11 years, I think it's time to replace it, especially since all the metal lines have rusted...power steering was leaking and so were brake lines....fittings so rusted, you had to cut them off with a die grinder wheel.

@BluffCoast Жыл бұрын

There’s always going to be those projects that don’t go quite as easy! It’s always a bit more difficult when vans sit around for a long time. Best of luck getting it swapped out and back on the road. Sounds like you’ve got it figured out! 😁

@DanTheManIOM Жыл бұрын

@@BluffCoast Both Bus Depot and J Bugs shipped parts quickly, rear brake circuit 90% done, and working on Front brake circuit ! Then clutch line. FWIW. Hope welder works in driveway (voltage drop), then gas tank and coolant lines in and back on the ground - could be today 7/30/23.

@wighatsuperreggie 9 ай бұрын

A general warning, I don’t know who is making the slave cylinders, but I have had three fail in a row. It has been an absolute nightmare, like failing immediately one after the other.

@BluffCoast 9 ай бұрын

Well dang, that’s a bummer! Not exactly sure what would be causing that. Mine has been fine since replacing it in this video.

@wighatsuperreggie 9 ай бұрын

Wait, aren’t you supposed to bleed the lines or something? Is eric not supposed to get in there?

@BluffCoast 9 ай бұрын

Yes - bleeding the system is definitely a necessary step after replacing the slave cylinder. You can watch other videos about the general bleeding procedure, but it’s just a matter of pumping the clutch a bunch of times while allowing any air to get out of the system/lines!

@videotecnik240 2 жыл бұрын

What about Purgin the air out ? that's a two man job

@BluffCoast 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s a whole job itself! Have someone pump the clutch pedal repeatedly while using a tool on the clutch slave cylinder or attach a clear tube to the bleeder and submerge the other end of the tube into a vase or container with brake fluid in it!