[TR] today's clutch issue

[jimmuller at rcn.com]

Aaargh.  No, it isn't talk-like-a-pirate day.

We had a cold, windy, and very wet weekend, much rain and slush falling from the sky yesterday, moisture condensing on everything, sub-freezing temps last night.  This morning I got into the GT6 to drive to work and the clutch pedal seemed stiffer than normal.  Shifted into reverse to exit the driveway and the engagement point was higher than expected.  Decided to take the van, shifted into first to return up the driveway, but now the clutch won't engage at all.  Got out, killed engine, set handbrake, noticed that of course putting the tranny into gear doesn't stop the car from rolling.  Cracked open the nut holding the clutch line to the MC, caught the escaping fluif.  Started engine and tried 1st again, again no clutch.  Sharon and I pushed the car back up the driveway, I set the handbrake and chocked the wheels, took the van to work.

It would seem that the slave cylinder is sticking.  I conjecture that it is caused by the combination of moisture and cold.  But that's just a guess.  The fluif is new.  Fortunately one can deal with clutch hardware without disassembling half the car.

Have any of you experienced anything like this before?
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Jim Muller