[s-cars] Clutch pedal won't come back out

[chris chambers]

OR simply shift without using the clutch..practice rev matching.

It's a great skill to have handy when the clutch pedal breaks, or the
clutch master cylinder's shaft snaps in two!


--- David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:

> Yep, sounds like master or slave cylinder.  I believe the slave is
> the 
> more common failure.
> 
> Not dealer only but you may need to find an import auto parts dealer,
> 
> not just a discount chain.
> 
> Make sure there is fluid in there.  You may be able to get a couple 
> "clutches" out of it if you fill it up.
> 
> 600 miles?  If its highway, I would try to fill the reservoir, pump
> the 
> clutch and get it going in 5th.  Then just drive accordingly.  Fix it
> 
> home tomorrow.
> 
> I personally have no idea how hard it is to get to the slave cylinder
> on 
> the Ur but I bet its a bitch in a parking lot.
> 
> Wait for some more Ur specific advise from the list.
> 
> Dave Kase
> 
> 
> 
> tr0910 wrote:
> 
> >It started to behave like a mechanical linkage problem but once I
> >looked at it, master or slave cylinder seems likely.  Reverse gear
> is
> >the worst.  Since you rarely let the clutch completely out, it fails
> >every time.  Shifting other gears may work.
> >
> >Are master / slave cylinder a dealer only part?
> >
> >How big a job is the replacement as a do it yourself project?
> >
> >Tim (600 mi from home and hoping to be home tonight)
> >
> >(thank goodness for cell phones with list access)
> >
> >On 6/27/07, tr0910 <tr0910 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Clutch has started misbehaving.  Push the clutch into the floor,
> and it
> >>stays there.  Won't come back out.  Finally figured out if your
> pull it back
> >>out with your toe, that it heals itself.
> >>
> >>Is this a known issue?
> >>
> >>Tim
> >>93 S4 170K (clutch replaced at 90K)
> >>
> >>    
> >>
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