Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Find out Im going to be made redundant on Monday....... then last night the VR6 throws a wobbler.... and had just got it perfect! *:( Clutch pedal went too floor and would not come back up - called Mr RAC to be taken home on back of a flat bed truck.... *:( Apparently there is a plastic clip that connects pedal to master cylinder rod and its broken? Anyone had this or know anything about it - will fix it myself if its not a hard job else will have to find a way of getting it to the dealer... :mad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 come on guys help me out here! :cry: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaG60 0 Posted May 1, 2003 is that right. sounds wrong to me. The pedal,only usually falls to floor if 1. master is dead 2. slave is dead 3. air in line. 4. leak in system if you take the clip off n disconnect the master from pedal. the pedal shoots up not down. the spring forces it out. i just sorted mine n this is what happens either master or slave goes-replace both at same time. bleed system v v well starting at master theworking down. when replacing slave b v v careful not to disturb the positioning on the cables or you may not get a gear after. dont damage the line from the master to slave. goes behind heat shields n all. try bleeding it up first. keep ressy at total full while doing this. a few diag things. can you lift the pedal when it goes with your toes. i could. it gets worse over the coming weeks. when you go first gear n hold pedal down does it start to bite after a while on its own-if it does this is a internal seal leak in master or slave or fluid leak. cost for these parts is 45 ish for slave, 90ish for master Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Well there are no fluid leaks..... I can pull the pedal up and it stays there...... push it down with foot and it immediately drops and stays again floor - no resistance in pedal at all.... pushing pedal down from top to bottom with no resistance results in a very slight movement of linkage on top of gearbox..... but no resistance at pedal at all - RAC bloke said was something to do with how pedal is fixed to cylinder.... :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaG60 0 Posted May 1, 2003 sounds like a air/cylinder thing deffo. the master is like a plunger going into the cylinder. the plunger has a hole in the top which slides over the pin on the pedal n a little clip holds it on. id bet it aint that clip. the spring has just enoght to lift the pedal back up when all is connected. if the master isn't then the forces are all for the spring so the pedal comes towards the seat n ends up nearly horozontal. when you touch down on the pedal does it start to pull away from your foot if you only apply slight pressure. You shouldn't see anything on the box move. all the moving parts are internals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Im only going by what RAC man said and he said something at top of pedal is broken ... need to have a look myself... As soon as I touch the pedal with my foot it just drops to floor... no resistance at all.... Am going to have a look myself tonight and take the bottom of the dash out a.... if it all looks ok then I'll get it to a garage and have them sort it...... havent time to mess about as have a 600 mile journey on Sunday! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaG60 0 Posted May 1, 2003 nice. mine was ok for around a month and a half then i got pissed off with it. just have to remember to follow the pedal back up init. does the pedal drop smoothly or sharply. a bad part would move smoothly as its a air problem usually. if it drops like a stone then it may be something different. incidently i fited my master last weekend. took around 2 hours for full job with a brew in between. tis only attached with 2 13mm nuts on the inside of the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 nice. mine was ok for around a month and a half then i got pissed off with it. just have to remember to follow the pedal back up init. does the pedal drop smoothly or sharply. a bad part would move smoothly as its a air problem usually. if it drops like a stone then it may be something different. incidently i fited my master last weekend. took around 2 hours for full job with a brew in between. tis only attached with 2 13mm nuts on the inside of the car. *:) Thats just it - mine has been fine since I have had the car - never had any problems with it..... It drops like a stone mate.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Moving to 'Problems'......unless you have any objection, Scott? ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Moving to 'Problems'......unless you have any objection, Scott? ;) Going to object for the heck of it *;) LOL Anyway problem turns out that the rod that connects slave to clutch pedal has sheared its eyelet !!! :shock: - un-usual.... So will be ordering one tomm morning... should only be a ten min job *;) Any suggestions where can buy genuine part? cheap!! *:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubster82 0 Posted May 1, 2003 Moving to 'Problems'......unless you have any objection, Scott? ;) Cheers!!! :wink: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
