Re: [doc] Horror Of Getting Stuck In Gear At A Junction (Cutch Cylinder??)

[Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hazarding a guess, the master is gummed up and the return spring wasn't 
enough to pop it back out. Look to see if it's all wet around where the 
clutch linkage goes through the floor

Rebuilding one today actually :-)

Martin

Simon Prince wrote:

>Can anyone advise...
>
>Driving back to my house suddenly the clutch pedal was as loose as 
>anything with no operation what so ever with the car stuck in 3rd, 
>managed to 'slam' the gear stick into neutral and then slam it into 
>1st at the traffic lights (the engine didn't really like that at 
>all), then an up hill nightmare - I couldn't get it out of 1st and 
>had to force a stall at a junction (otherwise I would have totalled 
>it !!).  Drove another mile in 1st again and just got it on my drive 
>OK - AND THEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WORKED FINE AGAIN, **** !!!
>
>What's the problem ...
>
>The Clutch Cylinder ??
>If that's the case which one ?? (Master or Slave Cylinder ?)
>
>  
>




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