Wired clutch

lil_gibbo89 said:

Hi all !
Fed up with the snow yet?
Iv been playing in it that much (being a bit of a pratt really ) i seem to have rolloxed my clutch, or have i ???

Problem i had today was after driving for 10 minuets on a straight road at approx 50mph no stops ( no using of clutch ) the clutch peddle went flat to the floor and TOTALLY nothing was there ended up jaming it out of 5th when i came to set of traffic lights, then sat at the side with hazards on and getting the finger from a lil t*at in super fast saxo with cardboard trims!
After i then pushed the peddle to the floor again and again then noticed something was beginning to come back so i carried on pumping and "HEY PRESTO" ! I HAD A CLUTCH,
but...every since that when i go out in the car the longer i leave it without pressing the clutch the less there is on the clutch unless i pump it 10-15 times.
I had this problem in my 90 300tdi but it wouldnt recover after pumping clutch , i took the slave cylender off dismantled it and replaced it with a rubber seal from screw fix, re-bled it and no problem since
Any ideas anyone ??


Also!... i have read a thread about someone trying to arrange a RR meet anybody up for that or know of any going off ?

Thanks Jack

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wammers said:

If you did not lose any fluid in this episode it would suggest the mastercylinder is at fault and not the slave, faulty slave would give fluid loss. A bit of crap floating around in master could snag fluid NRV and cause this problem. Try bleeding system with new fluid to flush it out.

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lil_gibbo89 said:

no there is no fluid loss what so ever and since that day it has stopped doing it

Thanks for replys

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Datatek said:

Hydraulic fluid is hygroscopic (absorbs water). could be yours has a lot of water in it that froze. I would still flush the system and put new fluid in

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