4000 Quattro stuck in neutral w/ stiff clutch pedal

[Tony Hoffman]

Sounds like you might have two seperate issues. The first thing you need to
look at is the firewall where the clutch master cylinder mounts. They tear
after flexing a good bit. This allows the master cylinder to move as you
push the pedal, adn eventually it bends outward, not fully returning the
pedal in the process. Also, if it hasnt' been bled/flushed in a while, it
may be time to do that as well.

Let us know what you find.

Tony

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Rory [Armodis] <armodis.list at gmail.com>wrote:

> I have a 4kq with a stiff clutch pedal that doesn't return to position.
> I've done a google site search and it sounds like the clutch is bad, rather
> than the master/slave cylinder but I'd like to get the list's opinion....
>
> The car was running pretty well overall and I was driving it consistently
> when the clutch pedal stopped returning to position. The clutch would still
> engage but it was a bit dangerous so I garaged the car for a while. I had
> the same experience a few times when I had to move it. I have to move the
> car again but now the clutch pedal is very stiff starting around the second
> half of travel and will not return to position and I can't get it into any
> gear. Just stays in neutral.
>
> I noticed the brake fluid level was pretty low, just about at the minimum
> line and the car wasn't quite level from left to right so the fluid may
> have been lower then the hose going to the clutch master. I filled up the
> brake reservoir and had my gf jump in to help bleed the system. Once I
> cracked the clutch slave bleeder she tapped the clutch pedel and it sucked
> down to the floor. When I closed the bleeder she had to pull the pedal up
> with her foot. We did this a few times getting a fair amount of fluid
> through the system but there is no change to the clutch pedal; still very
> stiff on the second half of travel and doesn't return to position.
>
> I'm wondering if this is a classic symptom of a bad clutch or if there
> could still be air in the system causing this problem. Do I need to bleed
> the brakes as well to remove all of the air, or only the clutch slave
> cylinder?
>
> Thanks!
> Rory
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