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clutch royally f-ed
I drive a 97 Pathfinder SE with 4by and manual tranny. Recently, the
clutch pedal has stopped working. If the car is in gear, it is hard to get out of gear. If it is out of gear, it is nearly impossible to get into gear. It is as if the clutch pedal is not dis-engaging all the way (or at all sometimes) from the flywheel. Has anybody else expeirienced or heard of this? The dealer reccomended that the Master Cylinder for the clutch be replaced, but that only fixed the problem for a few days--already I can hardly shift again!! |
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James wrote:
> > I drive a 97 Pathfinder SE with 4by and manual tranny. Recently, the > clutch pedal has stopped working. If the car is in gear, it is hard to > get out of gear. If it is out of gear, it is nearly impossible to get > into gear. It is as if the clutch pedal is not dis-engaging all the > way (or at all sometimes) from the flywheel. Has anybody else > expeirienced or heard of this? > The dealer reccomended that the Master Cylinder for the clutch be > replaced, but that only fixed the problem for a few days--already I > can hardly shift again!! There is also a slave cylinder. A bad m/c is usually indicated by fluid leaking down off the clutch pedal. -- Roger |
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James wrote:
> > I drive a 97 Pathfinder SE with 4by and manual tranny. Recently, the > clutch pedal has stopped working. If the car is in gear, it is hard to > get out of gear. If it is out of gear, it is nearly impossible to get > into gear. It is as if the clutch pedal is not dis-engaging all the > way (or at all sometimes) from the flywheel. Has anybody else > expeirienced or heard of this? > The dealer reccomended that the Master Cylinder for the clutch be > replaced, but that only fixed the problem for a few days--already I > can hardly shift again!! There is also a slave cylinder. A bad m/c is usually indicated by fluid leaking down off the clutch pedal. -- Roger |
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Roughly 1/5/04 13:18, James's monkeys randomly typed:
> I drive a 97 Pathfinder SE with 4by and manual tranny. Recently, the > clutch pedal has stopped working. If the car is in gear, it is hard to > get out of gear. If it is out of gear, it is nearly impossible to get > into gear. It is as if the clutch pedal is not dis-engaging all the > way (or at all sometimes) from the flywheel. Has anybody else > expeirienced or heard of this? > The dealer reccomended that the Master Cylinder for the clutch be > replaced, but that only fixed the problem for a few days--already I > can hardly shift again!! Looks like they just did a guess and swap rather than a diagnosis. It could be that they just didn't bleed it properly after replacing the master cylinder. Or you could have a bad slave cylinder or the clutch release itself. Once you get down in the clutch area, is almost always cheaper to shotgun it and replace everything since the parts are cheaper than the labor to get at them. Still, would expect the dealer to have done at least 30 seconds of testing before swapping anything...silly me. -- Fan of the dumbest team in America. |
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Roughly 1/5/04 13:18, James's monkeys randomly typed:
> I drive a 97 Pathfinder SE with 4by and manual tranny. Recently, the > clutch pedal has stopped working. If the car is in gear, it is hard to > get out of gear. If it is out of gear, it is nearly impossible to get > into gear. It is as if the clutch pedal is not dis-engaging all the > way (or at all sometimes) from the flywheel. Has anybody else > expeirienced or heard of this? > The dealer reccomended that the Master Cylinder for the clutch be > replaced, but that only fixed the problem for a few days--already I > can hardly shift again!! Looks like they just did a guess and swap rather than a diagnosis. It could be that they just didn't bleed it properly after replacing the master cylinder. Or you could have a bad slave cylinder or the clutch release itself. Once you get down in the clutch area, is almost always cheaper to shotgun it and replace everything since the parts are cheaper than the labor to get at them. Still, would expect the dealer to have done at least 30 seconds of testing before swapping anything...silly me. -- Fan of the dumbest team in America. |
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