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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Unhappy very odd clutch problem

Having issues with my clutch. I was cruising in town about 40mph and shifted gears into fourth, clucth pedal fell on the floor and wouldnt come back up. i managed to get the car home with no clutch. When i got home i pulled the pedal up and now its like a rock under the pedal clutch pedal will not depress at all slave cylinder rod is all the way out and wont move. any ideas ????
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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Unfortunately - I have the feeling your master cylinder might need to be replaced...

However try this before looking into that:


1) I would crawl under the car and use the hole in the transmission (it's covered by a rubber grommet) and look inside to see how the clutch fork looks.

2) I would also check the slave cylinder - it could be shot.

3) Bleed the clutch line



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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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haha bout all you can really do is what binky said.

youll need another to help with bleeding the lines and checking the slave cylinder. but if the clutch wont go down at all check the pedal itself as well see if anything is jamming up under the dash.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Yea sounds like the slave cylinder has a air lock from running low in fluid which means it might be leaking.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by binky
unfortunately - i have the feeling your master cylinder might need to be replaced...

However try this before looking into that:


1) i would crawl under the car and use the hole in the transmission (it's covered by a rubber grommet) and look inside to see how the clutch fork looks.

2) i would also check the slave cylinder - it could be shot.

3) bleed the clutch line



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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by binky
Unfortunately - I have the feeling your master cylinder might need to be replaced...

However try this before looking into that:


1) I would crawl under the car and use the hole in the transmission (it's covered by a rubber grommet) and look inside to see how the clutch fork looks.

2) I would also check the slave cylinder - it could be shot.

3) Bleed the clutch line



-Bink
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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well i figured it, out the throwout bearing came apart. looks like the tranny is coming out.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by evilution09
well i figured it, out the throwout bearing came apart. looks like the tranny is coming out.
Hey that's cool - at least it wasn't the master cylinder!

TOB is a relatively easy fix....except for the whole taking the transmission off bit....


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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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stock clutch??? How many miles???
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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No, this is a ACT extreme clutch with about one year of abuse on it
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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when i put the ACT clutch i had the same exact problem... one of my SS lines was leaking also... good idea to double check that...
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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yeah i think i will go with the OEM replacement this time, everything i read says the OEM TOB is the best way to go. Im also gonna add the STM clutch stop also just for a little insurance.

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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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ugh.. i hate taking the trans out.... HATE IT!!!!
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by EVO8STI
ugh.. i hate taking the trans out.... HATE IT!!!!
i feel your pain! mine is coming out asap for new clutch/ full rebuild
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