[urq] Clutch Slave Problem?

[Peter]

I will be really curios to see how this turns out especially after the
initial symptoms were presented:
a.) The clutch pedal became stiff and would not depress and the clutch is
disengaged.  Shouldn't that position of the clutch pedal indicate that the
clutch is in the engaged position?
b.) Eric indicated that he relieved the bleeder valve on the slave. When he
did that, if there was pressure in the hydraulic line holding the pedal
stiff and the clutch fork in; shouldn't that have released both of those?
c.) If the clutch reengaged when Eric backed the slave out; doesn't that
necessarily mean that the piston has popped out of the slave and can't
retract? Or, could the ball on the end of the slave linkage worn partially
through the fork (I have witnessed this on several occasions on the old cast
forks) and then the piston popped out of the slave and could not return,
holding the clutch disengaged?
e.) Even if this scenario is true; it does not explain why the clutch pedal
cannot be depressed.
Keep us informed as to what you find out please?  /Peter


On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:22 PM, <racingiron at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bingo! Thanks for all the help, guys. I don't know why I didn't think of
> coming at it from above, but I didn't really want to use too much persuasion
> the other day in case there was a flange lip to contend with. I pretty much
> followed L-A, except I put the steering full *right* (left lock put the tie
> rod bracket in the way). Pry bar and a BFH (actually SFS--small f'n
> sledge--one of my favorite tools because it's easier to swing a big hammer
> softly than try to wail away with a small one). After two good love taps I
> could see it move, and the rest of the way was just fighting the galvanic
> "paste".
>
> As soon as it was free I confirmed that the clutch was once again engaged,
> which means the problem is almost certainly isolated to the hydraulic
> system. I'll take Scott's SMRpray advice.
>
> Now that the weather is finally cooling down, I'm itching to get the urq
> out on the road. Lots of guys at my new place of employment are eager to
> have a look/ride. Oh, did I mention that last month I started working for
> the MotherShip? (New VW plant here in Chattanooga)
>
> Eric R.
> '86 urq
> '92 urS
> '93 urS
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