Did you check the level of the fluid in the clutch/brake fluid tank? The clutch gets its fluid from a higher point in the tank than the brakes so the clutch runs dry first. The fluid drops gradually as the brakes wear. There should be a brake warning light on when the fluid is low with your year but it may not be working or you may have overlooked it. Mark Ben S wrote: > over the past weekend, as i was driving through the sierra nevada > mountains, > my clutch suddenly stopped disengaging with the pedal completely depressed. > this was evidenced by the vehicle lurching forward as the starter was > cranking the engine with the tranny in first gear and the clutch pedal on > the floor. subsequent gear shifts could not be accomplished without > shifting into neutral and rev matching. i am assuming this is not a > problem > with the clutch hydraulics because the clutch has been making a rattling > noise when partially engaged (while parallel parking for instance) for a > few > weeks. also, pumping the pedal does not cause the clutch to disengage > and i > did not observe any fluid leakage by the clutch master or slave cylinders. > ............... |
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