So I Just Lost My Clutch

[Trozzle]

Driving along, went to change into second, pushed clutch in and heard a loudish crack... then discovered the clutch wasn't disengaged. I'm guessing it's likely the master cylinder has shit itself as the same thing happened to the VL once, though it could the pivot point or something I've heard is apparently "weak" with these gearboxes...

Thoughts? Had to cruise over to aunt's place with only 2nd gear zzzz

[zebra]

Yeha could be your pivot ball.

Jump under the car and see if you can wiggle the clutch fork, if you can then(will just flop around if the pivot ball is goneskis) .....Gearbox out"

[Trozzle]

Well car is IN Kambah at the moment out the front of my aunt's place, their neighbour runs a mechanic business from his backyard. Might get him to sort it since it's there lol. I'm really hoping it's the master cylinder like the VL

[Sinista32]

Wow what an opportunity to upgrade Troy. You have all the luck mate

Oh and stripey horse get a job n stop post whoring

Edited May 7, 2011 by Sinista32

[Trozzle]

Upgrade what exactly? Lol if the gearbox needs to come out it will be tempting to get a new clutch

[Sinista32]

Your Skyline to a 32 of course

Nah...what ever you find brikken

[RS4-S]

is it loosing fluid at all from the clutch master? if not id say either broken clutch fork or pivot. unrucky

[Randon_I_Am]

I can tell you it is possible to re instal the fork with the gearbox in... Just takes some patience.

[Trozzle]

It's not losing fluid that I noticed, but it can still be the master cylinder. With the VL I used to drive, the exact same thing happened (though I didn't hear/feel the snapping of whatever broke) while changing from 4th to 5th on the highway. The pedal would have no resistance until just before the floor, which wasn't enough to disengage the clutch. Turned out there is a spring inside the master cylinder that had snapped into 3 pieces, and however the master cylinder worked it was required to allow it to pump fluid through to the slave. Something has snapped, so I'm thinking it's either the same deal with something inside the master cylinder, or the fork pivot has snapped. Will find out soon enough, at least the car is right next door to a backyard mechanic who'll apparently do mates rates for me...just gotta find the culprit then get him to replace it

[Shell]

Glad you found another place to leave it at

What's the latest?

[Trozzle]

The dude next door to my Aunt's place will have a look at it over the next few days. He runs a business called "Pal's Automotive" or something similar, so at least he's got a hoist etc

He'll let me know what's broken then I'll go from there I suppose, though I did get my aunt to pump the clutch while I had my head on the ground watching the slave cylinder - it moves, just not nearly as much as I think it should. Good sign in a way I suppose

[RS4-S]

powells auto? the kambah IGA is over his back fence? i wish i had a backyard hoist. its like 2 mins from my place haha

[Trozzle]

powells auto? the kambah IGA is over his back fence? i wish i had a backyard hoist. its like 2 mins from my place haha

Yeah that dude, Nick Powell.

[thatjonokid]

i had a similar problem the other day...you commented on it, turned out to be the pin holding the pedal to the master cylinder actuator

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

here i am!

[Trozzle]

rofl, not THAT clutch >.>

yeah Jono that was the first thing I looked at, unfortunately that ain't the problem. It's been suggested part of the whole bracket that the pedal is held in place by has snapped....I dunno, haven't heard anything from the mechanic dude yet, though I told him no rush. I'm not too fussed about riding everywhere on a pushy lol

[Trozzle]

Pedal box broke. Need new pedal box. FML.

Although somehow bleeding the system plus removing an apparently unneeded reservoir near the slave cylinder has given me use of my clutch again.....anyone explain???

[zebra]

Id say when the pedal dropped to the floor, it hasnt moved the master and slave, and bleeding it etc has allowed some movement back into the cylinders, I wouldnt count on it lasting too long though.

[Trozzle]

Yeah perhaps that's right Zeb, I considered that to a degree. Will obviously have to repair/replace the farken pedal box anyway, though at least I can get the car home now

[zebra]

Don't replace get it fixed up and braced.

Of if its totally fubar than brace the new one.