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I just lost my clutch in a strange way. The last time I drove it, about half way into the drive I found that the clutch was not disengaging properly. I got it home with minimal crashing of gears, but it wasn't fun. I _thought_ that it was probably hydraulic, as there was touch of fluid at the master, and the boot was torn, so I bought one at Centerline last week. Friday I took the day off and put in the master and bled the clutch and brakes. I also removed and cleaned the reservoirs which were full of crud. I know that the previous owner had had the clutch replaced at a reputable shop just a few thousand miles ago, so I didn't think that there could be a problem problem with the disk or pressure plate.
Yesterday I started the car on the stand and tried the clutch. No noise (at first), but it still wouldn't disengage. I checked the movement on the slave to the fork, and it was 11mm or so, right in spec. I tried again, but this time I heard popping when I put in the clutch. Time to put the transmission... So, at 8 PM I started to extricate the transmission. At about 11PM it was on the ground, and I went to bed. Today I cleaned the transmission and misc. parts that were removed, and just now I pulled the clutch. I was concerned as it looked like new. Had I just wasted a LOT of time?
The first picture shows what looks like a brand new clutch (no, I did not clean it). The second shows the broken straps on the pressure plate. The third is a gratuitous shot of the cleaned transmission and under body shield that I removed all the oil and road [email protected] from.
Anyone know what might have caused this? I definitely did not abuse the clutch and it looks like new, barely even broken in.
Steve
Yesterday I started the car on the stand and tried the clutch. No noise (at first), but it still wouldn't disengage. I checked the movement on the slave to the fork, and it was 11mm or so, right in spec. I tried again, but this time I heard popping when I put in the clutch. Time to put the transmission... So, at 8 PM I started to extricate the transmission. At about 11PM it was on the ground, and I went to bed. Today I cleaned the transmission and misc. parts that were removed, and just now I pulled the clutch. I was concerned as it looked like new. Had I just wasted a LOT of time?
The first picture shows what looks like a brand new clutch (no, I did not clean it). The second shows the broken straps on the pressure plate. The third is a gratuitous shot of the cleaned transmission and under body shield that I removed all the oil and road [email protected] from.
Anyone know what might have caused this? I definitely did not abuse the clutch and it looks like new, barely even broken in.
Steve
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