[s-cars] Re: Clutch Problem - continued

[Mike Platt]

Dan,
The clutch master cylinder is inside the car attached
to the clutch pedal via a clevis. You have the same
symptoms I had when the rod coming out of the clutch
master cylinder broke. In fact, when mine broke, quite
a few listers reponded who had the same problem,
mostly avants. Look to see if the rod to the cylinder
moves and that it is still attached to the clutch
pedal. The clutch pedal goes up and around until it
aligns itself with the clutch master cylinder shaft.
You may have a broken clutch pedal, which is not as
common. You will need long thin needle nose pliers
remove the clevis pin cotter pin.
   The clutch slave cylinder is on top of the
transmission. You will see the black hydraulic hose
coming from the clutch master cylinder, through the
firewall, to this. There is a bleeder screw on top of
it. When you pressure bleed your clutch, thats the
bleeder screw for that. That may be bad if all your
parts inside the car seem to be functioning.
Good luck.
Mike P
95.5 S6 avant(that had broken clutch master cylinder)
--- Dan Slagle <dslagle at boardmanpark.com> wrote:
> Guys:  I am trying to determine exactly where the
> problem is.  With the
> Clutch down/in, the Car starts in gear, i.e., the
> clutch is still
> engaged; and when I move the Clutch up and down, I
> can see the
> over-centre spring {spring contained in a white
> plastic housing, up
> under the Dash} moving also.  It seems to be OK.
> Therefore, based the
> responses, it sounds like the MC is bad.  Could
> there be any other
> problem other than the MC, i.e., shaft for the MC is
> broken, or the hose
> between the MC and the Slave is leaking?  Where is
> the MC located in the
> engine compartment?  Is it near the Master Brake
> Cylinder?  Thank you.
>
> Dan
> 95 S6
>
>  <http://www.boardmanpark.com>
>
>
>


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