No clutch

[punishercb]

Welp, I'm on the verge of selling my precious dsm. I just spent 500 bucks fixing a messed up clutch and the same thing happened again. What's happening is that out of the blue, my clutch will get really sticky. Then without a period of about 10 shifts, there is no clutch pressure at all, and the pedal won't even come back up. I ended up driving through downtown indy with no clutch at all!!! Luckily I didn't have to stop and I just speed shifted it. Does anybody have an idea of what would cause my clutch to go out like that? The only previous signs of this happening was the clutch catching a little bit early when letting it out. Like when pushing the pedal in, and letting it back out to catch, it would catch wayy earlier than normal. Other than that, there weren't any other symptoms.

Anybody please help, I would really appreciate some feedback from you experts too.

Thanks

 

[FORMONTOYA]

do not know what you have done...but simple stuff first.
1) slave cylinder at tranny
2) master cylinder...any leakage inside car?
3) pedal adjustment (but i doubt that)
has to be something in the hydraulics if the pedal will not come back up.


there is a start

jim

 

[Scrubulum]

I would venture a guess at crank walk. Check your crank movement. A moving crank will mess with the clutch.

 

[Old Mitsu Tech]

If you are having to add fluid to the reservoir I would suspicion slave. If your pedal is real screwy and it's full, I would see if you are getting a good stroke at the slave. Pull the boot back, have someone push the clutch and see if you get a full stroke. You could also compare it to a friends car if you have access to that. This is assuming it's a stock type of clutch. If all else fails, then you could check out the crank walk suggestion. Usually however, they are also associated with damage to the crank sensor. Look at it and see if it is being damaged. It's a thought.

Good Luck

 

[punishercb]

Alright, thanks alot all! I have one more exam on friday and then I'll be heading back to check out these suggestions!

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Spyderman7]

If you did'nt tighten the jam nut on the clutch adjustment rod,it can quickly go out of adjutment.Plus the things the other guys said.Hope for something simple.

 

[BigDaddy186]

Im having the same issue with my clutch....I believe its the master cylinder...Im almost posive. This is a temporary fix to get you home but it works, if your having the same problem as me, my pedal will just loose all pressure and it stuck to the floor once. there is a valve inside the mastercylinder i believe to be the culprit. our clutches are self adjusting...If you put the pedal to the floor and let it up as fast as you can(slip your foot off the pedal and let it fly up if you can) but my feet are to big It allows more fluid to get into the hydrolic system. do it a few times untill you have good pressure but you should look into getting a new master cylinder. I have taken mine apart and there is a valve that when it works correctly alows the fluid to leak into the system when the pedal is up so it will never (loose pressure) or go out of adjustment. Every time i get in my car i have to do this I will be getting a master cylinder when the weather around here is like above -10 . Hope that helps.