Clutch pedal just fell down to the floor now...

[panic]

A few days ago i started a thread where i was claiming my clutch pedal had gone half down to the floor...

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

Well, this very morning i went for a cruise in town and suddenly it went all down to the floor, putting me on an emergency situation, thanks god there was still an inch to desengage the clutch so, slowly, i could return safely to the garage...So now i need a radical solution

[Bluebottle]

panic said:

A few days ago i started a thread where i was claiming my clutch pedal had gone half down to the floor...

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

Well, this very morning i went for a cruise in town and suddenly it went all down to the floor, putting me on an emergency situation, thanks god there was still an inch to desengage the clutch so, slowly, i could return safely to the garage...So now i need a radical solution

I had similar symptoms when the balljoint connection between the slave cylinder pushrod and clutch release arm in the bell housing failed, which in turn blew all the seals in my new slave cylinder.
Have you done an inpection through the inspection hole on the bell housing?

[panic]

Nop...but i will next week, by the way i'll be tomorrow in London city, is any official dealer there handy to eventually get the parts i'd need?

[GreenV8S]

No offence but you've had a week to investigate it, if you don't bother and keep driving it shouldn't be a great surprise when it goes from bad to worse? How much worse are you going to let it get before you investigate? It could potentially end up doing a lot of damage so I wouldn't leave it any longer than necessary and I certainly wouldn't advise going out cruising until you've fixed it.

[panic]

Green, since my first thread, i didnt get the griffith out the garage at all, also, lately i've had a lot work to do even to think about driving out the car (and eventually have it checked), this morning i just run the engine to warm it up a few minutes but the weather was glorius and i said to myself that maybe to go around the block....but it all happened after half mile and had the time only to get back. the car cannot be driven now, the pedal is right down and does not engage/desengage the clutch at all anymore...

[spend]

As Peter says, without investigating you don't know what parts you want?

You would probably be better ordering/paying on-line and having parts required couriered to you.

The only heavy parts are the clutch itself, which it might be worth you collecting in person?

Dave

[GreenV8S]

Waiting for a week is perfectly reasonable. Taking the car out for a joyride in the meantime wasn't IMO. You need to find out what the problem is before you start worrying about how to fix it. And if I were you I wouldn't so much as put the key in the ignition until I'd done that. It only takes a couple of minutes with a torch to see what's going on.

[thenick]

I had exactly the same thing happen a couple of weeks ago, though the pedal went completely and I had no drive (the clutch was stuck engaged). After a look with the torch, I suspected the slave cylinder had jammed open as the release arm was intact and the clutch was an almost brand new Helix unit. To be sure, I ordered a new master and slave cylinder and replaced both which cured the problem and has given the pedal a much better feel now. It turned out it was actually the master cylinder that had siezed; the main seal had broken down and got stuck in the cylinder, jamming it open though somehow retaining fluid - perhaps yours has done a similar thing though lost the fluid and thus retained drive?

Edited by thenick on Sunday 28th October 22:30

[panic]

I'll soon have a look...thanks for your support, appreciate it