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Old 09-17-2009, 11:13 AM   #1
hdironhead78
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Angry '97 SL2 Clutch problems (go figure)

I've been going through the archives, I'm sure I'm having a similar problem as many of you lucky saturn owners have... Anyways my SL2 clutch has been giving me issues for about a year, you know the hard going into gear business, blah blah. In heavy city traffic, it was to the point where I had to shut the car off to get it into first. For the most part my driving was not city, so I dealt with it.

I was at a junkyard the other day with a buddy of mine, and I said what the heck I'll grab a new hydraulic system, as I thought I had air in my old one from a previous engine rebuild. Went home, put it in, and had no pedal at all. put my original system back in, no pedal. I stuck a broom handle through the fender to where the clutch fork is, and I cannot push on the clutch fork.

What is the likely cause of that? Did the clutch fork fall off the release bearing or maybe the fulcrum point opposite the release bearing?

Biggest question, will I be able to rectify this through the slave cylinder hole, or is this a 'separate the engine/trans' job?

Im sure Im not the first this has happened to... Thanks for the insight guys.
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