No pressure on Clutch pedal

[aidanbree]

Just went to jump into the Chim and realised that there is no pressure on the clutch pedal and I cannot get it into gear.

I would presume that the Clutch may need bled?

Where is the reservoir for the clutch? I bled the clutch on my old metro but that was years ago.....can anyone tell me where I will find details of the process to bleed it?


Cheers

Aidan

[mdotrutherford]

Check to see if you have a soggy/slimey carpet under the pedal, if so thats where your fluid has gone, and its the common cause.
The master is under the black fibreglass cover - 4 screws.

ETA I changed the seals with it in situ but you may want to change the cylinder if you dont fancy that.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by mdotrutherford on Saturday 10th May 16:54

[paulathome]

To get at the clutch master cylinder you need to remove the small black fibre glass cover on the O/S front inner wing next to the brake master cylinder reservoir.
Usually held in with 3 self tapping screws.
Have a look in the drivers foot well for any signs of fluid leaking from the master cylinder into the drivers foot well. If all looks OK in the car it may be the slave cylinder has past it's sell by date.
You will need to get the car up on stands and locate the slave cylinder on drivers side of the bell housing. Neither of the parts are expensive, but the master cylinder replacement can be a swine to fit. You could however try a seal kit which means you don't need to remove the master cylinder to do the repair.
When you have finished the job, don't forget to re-seal the black plastic cover on the inner wing otherwise you will end up with wet carpets in the drivers side foot well. Sikaflex is the usual stuff.
Hope this helps.
Paul.

[schmokin1]

paulathome said:

When you have finished the job, don't forget to re-seal the black plastic cover on the inner wing otherwise you will end up with wet carpets in the drivers side foot well. Sikaflex is the usual stuff.

isn't sikaflex a bit over the top for sealing the black cover - you may never get it off again! Black silicone I would have thought?

Edited by schmokin1 on Saturday 10th May 19:22

[thenick]

Is it stuck in or out of gear? When my master cylinder went pop, I pushed the pedal down and the seal broke up and jammed around the piston, preventing the clutch from re-engaging and leaving me with a floppy clutch pedal. Easily fixed with a new master cylinder and about 30 mins of my time. If the clutch has stuck on then the seal may have just given up and let all the fluid come out. You can check for this by looking at the resevoir as describe above, if there are small bits of black in the remaining fluid, a seal has gone. I would replace the whole unit rather than fiddle about with new seals as they often don't last long I'm told.

[aidanbree]

Thanks for everyones replies!

I located the reservoir and discovered it was dry. I filled it (only took about 50-100ml) and pumped the clutch until the pressure built up again. It appears to have done the job!

The mats look ok and not slimey...Could this just be evaporation????

Cheers

Aidan

[Ribol]

aidanbree said:

Could this just be evaporation????

No, it is more likely to be wishful thinking than evaporation

It must be leaking, check the two dust covers (on master and slave), penny to a pound one will have fluid in it.