CowPimp
20+ Year Contributor
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- Aug 4, 2002
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Silver Spring,
Maryland
My car and mods are listed in my profile.
Well, randomly my clutch decided to be a bi***. It does a combination of the following:
-Sticks to the floor. I have to get my foot under it and pull to get it up.
-Drops to the floor. I touch the pedal very lightly and it just shoots down to the floor before I even push it all the way.
-Doesn't fully disengage. When I push the pedal down, it doesn't fully disengage. I can tell because if I push the clutch pedal down while leaving the shifter in gear, it doesn't rev freely when hitting the accelerator.
-Comes up slowly. The pedal doesn't come right up when I let off. It moves slowly for about the first half of it's journey, and then comes up as normal the last few inches.
After doing some searching on these forums, it seems as though the following are likely possibilities:
-Clutch fluid somehow was drained a la a leak in the hydraulic system.
-Master and/or slave cylinders are about dead.
Additional notes:
-This seemed to occur right as the weather became very cold.
-Feverishly pumping the clutch pedal seems to help. Once I do that, it is good for a little while. However, after driving on the highway for a little while, hence not using the clutch pedal, it returns to it's previous state of sporadic functionality.
-This clutch has been installed for almost 20K miles.
There you have it. Any suggestions, comments, guesses, etc. are all appreciated.
Well, randomly my clutch decided to be a bi***. It does a combination of the following:
-Sticks to the floor. I have to get my foot under it and pull to get it up.
-Drops to the floor. I touch the pedal very lightly and it just shoots down to the floor before I even push it all the way.
-Doesn't fully disengage. When I push the pedal down, it doesn't fully disengage. I can tell because if I push the clutch pedal down while leaving the shifter in gear, it doesn't rev freely when hitting the accelerator.
-Comes up slowly. The pedal doesn't come right up when I let off. It moves slowly for about the first half of it's journey, and then comes up as normal the last few inches.
After doing some searching on these forums, it seems as though the following are likely possibilities:
-Clutch fluid somehow was drained a la a leak in the hydraulic system.
-Master and/or slave cylinders are about dead.
Additional notes:
-This seemed to occur right as the weather became very cold.
-Feverishly pumping the clutch pedal seems to help. Once I do that, it is good for a little while. However, after driving on the highway for a little while, hence not using the clutch pedal, it returns to it's previous state of sporadic functionality.
-This clutch has been installed for almost 20K miles.
There you have it. Any suggestions, comments, guesses, etc. are all appreciated.