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clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
going up to a stop sign, right outside my house, my clutch pedal made a pop like sound as if a cable snapped. now the clutch stays engaged and i get no pressure from pressing in the clutch pedal. I also have lost zero fluid. also the pedal springs back up no problem
whats my problem here?
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
how much of a pain is it? did you have a shop do it?
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
no linkage broken or anything. when i push in the clutch, the piston its attatched to goes in with it.. but there is no back pressure. it goes down easily with one finger.. but it still bounces back up normally... i will try bleeding it tomorrow am. like i said, no fluid lost either.
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
First thing to check is all the lines. Follow the line from the master cylinder to the slave cylinder and make sure it's not damaged or disconnected. Pull on the connection at the slave cylinder to verify that it's securely attached. If all of that checks out, my bet is a master cylinder failure.
-<i>Travis</i><br /><b>99 Trans Am, Pewter, A4</b> Forged, stalled, and cammed<br /><b>85 Buick Regal WH1 T-Type</b> It\'d be cool if it ran...<br /><b>94 Camaro 3.4, Teal, M5</b> The daily beater
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
yea thanks for the tips. i checked all the lines. all snug and secure no cracks or funny looking spots... when it happened it made a sound like .. muffled snap rock things you throw at the ground and pop.
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
nimrod i basically grew up in okeechobee. my grandparents lived on the lake and my grandpa was a pro tour guide there as well. basically every weekend i was up there bass fish'n, clean'n out catch, and eating fish all day. loved it. miss it. good times.
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
Since there is no cable in a hydraulic system, I would guess that its the linkage connecting the clutch pedal to the master cylinder.
I know you said the linkage is fine, so... If you heard the snap noise inside the car, Im guessing that your master cylinder on the firewall gave out. Probably popped the diaphram inside the cylinder.
I know on some cars they sell master cylinder rebuild kits, but for this it's actually all sealed, and can be sort of a pain in the *** to change.
Unfortunatly I'll have to say that if you replace the master cylinder, you will probably soon have an issue with the slave cylinder (the other end of the hydraulics)
When they are both new, they build more pressure than when they are worn out, and chances are that when you put the new master cylinder in, it will build more pressure and the slave cylinder will give out.
Kind of a pain in the *** to pull the tranny to swap the slave, but maybe a good idea to do it now rather than it leaving you stranded later.
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
okay.. update now that there is finally sun outside and no rain and crappy weather..
rechecked all hoses.. turns out there is a crack in the steel braided hydraulic line that goes from the master to the slave. found out by getting stabbed by the damn shredded steel braiding!
anyways is this a special order part? would an auto parts store have it? how do you disconnect the lines from both sides?
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
Re: clutch pedal "popped". goes strait to floor effortlessly, clutch no engage
Does that explain the sounds you were hearing after? My first thought was that the throw-out bearing wore it's way through the pressure plate release fingers. Sounds like that was wrong though...
94 Camaro convertible -- mostly stock 97 Firebird -- Project Car - kyb agx shocks, eibach springs, 3.42 torsen diff, aluminum driveshaft, slp cai, pacesetter headers, magnaflow cat-back. hptuners. not done yet. 98 Firebird -- Parts Car
Its been a while since I've been on the forum. Hope everyone is doing well. I still have my camaro! Unfortunately, the slave cylinder and clutch has went...
been a while but looks like i'm back in the game thanks to my brother. he went and bought an'02 bird, and since i'm a technician at the nissan place...
4 weeks ago
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