[Mgs] Clutch pedal sticking down

John Cahoon j_cahoon at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 27 04:48:36 MDT 2011


All

I would suspect the hose. Certainly brake hoses can break up inside and
cause the brakes to stick. Why not the clutch hose as well.

John Cahoon
Dr
John's Auto

Cleveland, Ohio



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From: Paul
Hunt <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: Bob Donahue <bobmgtd at comcast.net>; mgs
<mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs]
Clutch pedal sticking down

I can't see it being anything in the bellhousing
or the hydraulic hose.  The master cylinder and the pedal have return springs,
and normally these would be enough to pull the pedal back even if there is no
return hydraulic pressure.  The master seals are designed to pull fluid past
them on the return stroke when there is no return pressure for any reason.  I
had a release bearing break some years ago, so no return pressure, the pedal
worked normally (albeit very light) and just a couple of pumps were enough to
push the slave piston out of the end of the cylinder.

I'd be looking at the
pedal pivot, linkage, and master push-rod and piston.

PaulH.

----- Original
Message ----- 
> Just got back from a long club drive. Along the route my
clutch pedal stuck
> down (disengaged, engine revving freely) several times.
It felt like it was
> catching on something, although there is nothing in the
footwell for it to
> catch on.
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