Clutch pedal is stuck

[BlapBlap]

Well the story goes like this...I was driving down the road when I went to go shift and the clutch pedal sank to the floor. I popped it back up with my foot and went to go push it back in but it was stuck and wouldnt budge.

My first guess was that it was air locked. I rebled it but it didnt change anything. Then I replaced my master cylinder but nothing changed. The next thing I did was remove my slave cylinder from the tranny. I left the hydraulic lines hooked up and pressed my clutch pedal, and it actually moved.


So what Im asking is, is there anything in the transmission like the pivot arm or the throwout bearing that would cause this?

Thanks in advance..

[ak-]

Like, your clutch is super duper stiff now?
If so, I believe the teeth in your pressure plate are bent and kaput.

[BlapBlap]

My clutch pedal wont move at all but maybe half an inch.

[jlevie]

If the pedal moves normally with the slave dismounted, something is broken inside of the bell housing. Probably the pressure plate.

[BlapBlap]

If I stick a ratchet extension through the slave cylinder hole, the pivot arm moves freely to a certain point where I cant move it any more. I am suppose to be able to engage the clutch by just using my arm strength? Or does it take more than that?

[jlevie]

You would have to have a might arm to disengage the clutch that way.