Rebubula
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Hello,
I have a 1991 vanagon with a 1.9L ALH TDI engine conversion with gowesty alloy wheels with 215/60r16 tire size. I got my transaxle rebuilt by Rancho Transaxles about a year ago with a 4.57 Ring and Pinion to help with my van running high rpms as highway speeds. When the transmission was installed a year ago, I also had my mechanic install a new clutch. A few months ago, I've been experiencing some slippage with some rpms jumps. My mechanic bleed the clutch slave cylinder and helped temporarily until the issue came back again. So I took it back to my mechanic and he said the only way to see if the clutch was failing was to drop the transmission. So I bought a new clutch anyway since he was taking it out(LUK brand clutch). He said there was no oil on the old clutch or anything noticeable that would cause it to fail. He also said that the flywheel looked good and didn't need to be resurfaced. So, after he put in the clutch, he took it for a test drive, making sure to drive some hilly roads to be sure it was good and it was. On a trip over the weekend, same slippage issue was happening when going up a long gradual incline. I would speed up on the flat ground in anticipation for the upgrade. The reason being that there was a loss of power and when I would apply more gas, the rpms would jump and come back down. I am concerned of being stranded on the side of the road. Is there anything you guys could think of that would help?
Thanks
I have a 1991 vanagon with a 1.9L ALH TDI engine conversion with gowesty alloy wheels with 215/60r16 tire size. I got my transaxle rebuilt by Rancho Transaxles about a year ago with a 4.57 Ring and Pinion to help with my van running high rpms as highway speeds. When the transmission was installed a year ago, I also had my mechanic install a new clutch. A few months ago, I've been experiencing some slippage with some rpms jumps. My mechanic bleed the clutch slave cylinder and helped temporarily until the issue came back again. So I took it back to my mechanic and he said the only way to see if the clutch was failing was to drop the transmission. So I bought a new clutch anyway since he was taking it out(LUK brand clutch). He said there was no oil on the old clutch or anything noticeable that would cause it to fail. He also said that the flywheel looked good and didn't need to be resurfaced. So, after he put in the clutch, he took it for a test drive, making sure to drive some hilly roads to be sure it was good and it was. On a trip over the weekend, same slippage issue was happening when going up a long gradual incline. I would speed up on the flat ground in anticipation for the upgrade. The reason being that there was a loss of power and when I would apply more gas, the rpms would jump and come back down. I am concerned of being stranded on the side of the road. Is there anything you guys could think of that would help?
Thanks