clutch woes 5kcstq

[Kneale Brownson]

That's what my 5ktq did before I replaced the MC/slave.  When it wouldn't
stay up by itself, I sometimes could pull the pedal up and push it down
repeatedly to pump it up a bit.  Eventually even that didn't work.  I'd
plan on the service ASAP.  I think I got about a month's daily use from the
first symptom until I had to start it in gear and get the engine/road
speeds coordinated enough to shift without grinding gears.

At 11:24 AM 5/20/2004 -0600, Barry Babcock wrote:
>Hi all-
>The good news is that my 5000 is sloooowly becoming the reliable 
>commuter I would like it to be.  I got the cigarette lighters working 
>last weekend, so I can plug in my V1, so I can avoid supporting the 
>local economy with speeding ticket revenue, so I have money left to buy 
>more parts to keep this car on the road.  It's the circle of life.
>
>But now it has got a clutch problem.  On my way home from work I stopped 
>briefly at a convenience store and returned to find my clutch pedal was 
>stuck on the floor.  I was able to wedge my shoe under it an pull it 
>back into place, but now the pedal doesn't always return to the fully 
>released position when shifting gears.  In fact sometimes it won't even 
>come up far enough to let the next gear to engage.  The fluid reservoir 
>is full, and I'm not seeing any leaks.  I can pull up the pedal with my 
>foot and that will get the clutch to engage, but I don't know how long 
>that trick will continue to work.
>
>Do I have a bad master cylinder?  What's the '411' on this issue?