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OK...So driving home after I do some clean up and parts hunting where I'm keeping the CQ, the 5kq was driving fine for the first mile or so. Then, it got HARD to shift, then I couldn't get it in gear w/out rev matching. Sh!t. Clutch itself or clutch mechanism. Greeaaaat.

Looks like I'll be placing an order soon.
 
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:(

Make sure it's not just a split hydraulic line, or the slave cylinder backed out of sumtin.

I hate doin' clutches... :x
 
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i am going to guess locked up slave cyl... that exact same thing happened to a friends 4000q

dont worrky. its not so bad mkay.
 
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cuatrokoop said:
Clutch pedal behaves like normal, doesn't stick or stay on the floor. Clutch master has been replaced before. I'm going to have to look at it better tomorrow night or something.
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I have the slave for $67 on my new webstore if you need it. Usually stays down if there is air in the line from a bad seal, though. Weird.
 
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kung_fu_4.2 said:
I have the slave for $67 on my new webstore if you need it. Usually stays down if there is air in the line from a bad seal, though. Weird.
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Noted, thanks Ben.

And yes, I don't think there is a hydraulic problem here, the CQ's slave failed (push rod seal), pedal sticks. The 5kq's master failed a few years ago, and my $100-something dress shoes got a bath in DOT4. Neither of those things happened tonight, and I can hear a squeaky/creaky noise from under the car when I push the clutch pedal in and release it (Slowly).
 
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When my clutch master failed in my 5000, it just stopped working, no leaking or pedal falling on the floor. I was stopped on the highway in a huge traffic jam and had the clutch pushed iin all the way and all of a sudden the car started driving away.
LOL it surprised to say the least!!

I checked for leaks and low level everything was ok. So I tried to swap it out myself but couldn't fit :( oh yeah thanks again leo for squeezing up into the dash and replacing it.
 
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Definitely NOT the master, fluid is getting to the slave for sure. Now, if it's doing anything once it gets there, I dunno. So, a few scenarios:

Clutch disc is not moving on the input shaft like it should (could be, as I had to drive through some deep water, and I kinda thought things felt a little "odd" afterward, water was actually deep enough for the engine to throw a CEL).

Slave cylinder is not moving (aka frozen), doesn't look like it's moved from its home in the case.

Clutch lever is borked (if this broke/bent, there'd be little to no noise) and not moving the bits it's supposed to be moving.
 
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could be a froze up pilot bearing. water will do that to em'.
 
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Its very rare to have clutch come apart internally, but it can happen - especially in corrosive locations. I have had pilot bearings and throwout bearings freeze and prevent disengagement, but Jorgens idea is a real possibility as well.

I once overreved my new 3.3 BMW big six and the pressure plate was thrown out of alignment so that I would ge a horible vibration only when shifting between gears. It was smooth while in gear, but the vibration got bad enough when shifting at hight RPMs that I could not get it in/out of the gear.

So, like anything is possible...
 
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my dad put a clutch in his truck this last winter, and his disc came apart and dropped a spring in the PP causing it not to release properly even though the pedal went to the floor..he said it felt funny too. we were about 250miles from home then. started it in gear and then rpm match shifted, to get back on I5 and cruise on home :-D
 
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