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Clutch Pedal Stuck To Floor, Cannot Change Gears With Clutch


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Hi everyone

I recently bought an r33 skyline gtst, been loving it up until now. I was driving and suddenly I tried to change gears and the pedal stuck to the floor, and the clutch wouldn't disengage and I had to drive home without using the clutch pedal, resulting in a lot of grinding gears and struggling to get moving at traffic lights.

I was thinking it might be something to do with the slave cylinder... anybody have any info? Has anybody else had this problem?

Edited by MBar93

Is there fluid in the master cylinder?

EDIT: I was wrong, it's actually full

I apologise for sounding pretty dumb, I've never had issues with clutches or hydraulic lines and cylinders with previous cars so I know next to nothing about that stuff haha

Edited by MBar93

The master cylinder may need to be adjusted for it's home position, but bleeding clutches without the Vac bleeder is very hit and miss from my experience.

So it was working OK, fluid level is correct and now it's not working.

No fluid leaks on the concrete.

Push type clutch?

Unless you've destroyed the pressure plate, it has to be either master cylinder, broken pedal, broken throw out lever or perhaps pivot ball.

The broken bits are easy items to check.

The return spring arrangement on the Skyline goes over-centre at about half pedal, thus your pedal stays on the floor if there's a hydraulic problem.

I don't waste time on brake/clutch hydraulics, simply buy a new master cylinder.

So it was working OK, fluid level is correct and now it's not working.

No fluid leaks on the concrete.

Push type clutch?

Unless you've destroyed the pressure plate, it has to be either master cylinder, broken pedal, broken throw out lever or perhaps pivot ball.

The broken bits are easy items to check.

The return spring arrangement on the Skyline goes over-centre at about half pedal, thus your pedal stays on the floor if there's a hydraulic problem.

I don't waste time on brake/clutch hydraulics, simply buy a new master cylinder.

How would I have destroyed the pressure plate? And how would I be able to tell if that is the problem? I'm hoping it's just the master cylinder, I'll get a new one and hope for the best

So I'm waiting for a new master cylinder to arrive, meanwhile I took the old one out, and with the resevoir still full I pumped it by hand and it made a gurgling noise and very little fluid came out at all. I take it this is a definite sign the master cylinder is the problem?

I've swapped in the new master cylinder, and tried to bleed the system. There is a little pressure back in the clutch pedal, but I can't seem to get any more back. Is it just a case of there still being air in the system, and more bleeding required?

Are you bleeding at the slave cyl or the master cyl?

Try cackling the outlet pipe of the master cyl and see if air comes out from there

I've bled both. Only started to get a little bit of pressure after bleeding the master cylinder. I'll try the outlet pipe

If you have some pressure, then bleed more son. if bubbles keep coming the keep bleeding

There were no more bubbles coming out, just liquid...

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