HELP PLEASE! clutch problem!

ok today i was comming home and i was getting ready to pull into the garage. so i shifted from nuetral to first started moving (about 6 inches) then i feel something in my foot through the pedal like come loose or pop off or something. so i try to take it out of gear and then put it back in and try, but still didnt work. the clutch pedal pushes in REAL easy now. but it doesnt stay down when i push it in it still comes back up like regular. is this a linkage problem??? how easy is it to fix? or how do u do it??? any ideas?

does anyone know??? please! i have to fix it tomorrow!

check the fluid in your master cylinder resirvor. then check all your clutch fluid lines.

check the fluid in your master cylinder resirvor. then check all your clutch fluid lines.

I don't think that the master cylinder fluid level has any thing to do with it because he said that the clutch pedal doesn't stay on the floor it comes back up. If you can't shift into any gear then I'm thinking that possibly the slave cylinder push rod end that pushes into the throughout bearing might have popped out of place take a look under the car at the slave cylinder and check to see if the rod is at an angle or off to the side (not pushing on anything). If this is what is wrong then try to pop back into place but that may not work so just loosen the bolts that holds the slave cylinder in place and then pop back into place, if that's the problem then it should take only but a few minutes to fix.

I don't know if you know what the slave cylinder is, well it's kind of like the master cylinder but when you push the clutch in it presses hydrolic fluid into the line down to the slave cylinder which pushes fluid into a rod that pushes into the throughout bearing arm. That's it in a nut shell, if that is not your problem keep looking around for the answer, hopefully it's something that easy to fix. Good luck

yeah i know what the slave cylinder is. i replaced it about a year ago. ill go check that now! thanks. ill let you know if thats it

i checked, and thats not it unfortunantly, any one else have any ideas?

I just had the same thing happen to me. i replaced the master and it still don't work, so next it the slave. Good luck on that.

yeah but i just replaced the slave not even a year ago, so i dont think its that.

Then It Could Be The Master.

but would it just go out like that w/ out any signs? the master is full of fluid

so no one thinks it the clutch linkage?

i think going to buy a master cylinder and hopefully that fixes it. but if you have any other ideas i am open for them. thanks.

What yr is you car? If you have a hyd clutch then there is no clutch linkage, It's fluid.

97 lol o yeah im a dumb ass

even if your brakes work fine, it could still be the master cylinder?

even if your brakes work fine, it could still be the master cylinder?

Ok if there is a problem with the brakes if so then change the name of this post, jk haha. Is there any fluid on the floor on the drivers side under the steering wheel, if so then you have a leaking/failing master cylinder on your hands. If there is any fluid under the car by the slave cylinder then you have a leaking/failing slave cylinder. If you don't have any leaking then maybe...Well what exactly is your car doing? I am confused because I don't really know exactly what your car is doing.
Sorry please more info.

ok i just replaced the clutch master cylinder and its still really soft and doesnt go into gear very easily. it seems as if i cant get all of the air out of the line. i have blead it MANY times. the lines are new so i know they dont have a hole. is there a certain way to install the clutch master cylinder. do you have to run fluid through it before you install it?? please help!

if you say it's hard to get into gear it sounds like an adjustment problem. you could try getting under the dash and manually adjusting the master cylinder rod that connects to the pedal. if the engage point of your clutch is too low, it would be hard to get into gear. if the engage point were too high, then your clutch could slip under a heavy load. try adjusting it then try bleeding it again. how are you bleeding your clutch? the BEST way to do it is have 3 people total. one under the car to crack open the bleeder, one to fill up the master cylinder with brake fluid, another in the car to push the clutch pedal in. when bleeding, have a hose running from the bleeder valve to a clean pepsi can with fresh brake fluid in it, and make sure the bottom of the line is in the brake fluid. have someone push the pedal in, crack open the bleeder. look for air bubbles in the line, close bleeder, release clutch. repeat until you are satisfied. make sure to have someone adding brake fluid, you don't want the master cylinder getting too low.

oh and if by some odd chance, none of this is your problem, you could have worn clutch components. a bad t/o bearing would cause horrible engage points which could make it hard to get into gear.

brakes have noting to do with it.... you have a master cylinder for your clutch and brakes. you can try to adjust it before you buy a new one, just disconnect it from the petal and turn the part that connects it to the petal counterclockwise to make the rod longer. there is a lock nut you have to brake loose first its 12mm

yeah dude i know lol did u read my post above? i replaced the CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER lol.

ok everyone i have come to the conclusion that i think there is a very small hole in the clutch fluid line, we didnt replace all of the lines, just one. because when we were bleeding it all of the air wouldnt seem to come out. and it was feeling good right after we bled it, but after we started it up and pushed it in a few times it started to get soft again, so i think air is getting in the line

stop posting so many fucking times in a row. Edit your posts if you want to add information.

lol thanks for the help j/p

ok i replaced the clutch fluid line today and its still the same :( any ideas?

does anyone know??? please! i have to fix it tomorrow!

Hey bro check your fluid if thats ok maybe your slave cylinder is going out. Or your clutch master clylinder. Did you already try flushing your clutch line. If not try that first.

Hey bro check your fluid if thats ok maybe your slave cylinder is going out. Or your clutch master clylinder. Did you already try flushing your clutch line. If not try that first.

Are you kidding dude? DO NOT bring back threads that are over a month old unless you are the orignal poster and have an update. That doesn't even matter if they're ONE YEAR & 8 MONTHS back. I'm sure if he had a problem with his clutch, he wouldn't wait 20+ months for someone to tell him to check the fluid.

It looks as if newb season is coming in early this year for us... :shakehead


Never bring back threads older than a month unless you are the original poster with an update... :nono:


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