No resistance on clutch..

[Ryan Stewart]

Ok, clutch worked fine but there was an issue with the over-center spring breaking the inlet for the fluid. WHile I was draining it all out and replacing this I decided to change the master/slave.

Ive replaced it and bled it and it travels find and if I manually push the piston down and have someone press the pedal the piston pushes back HARD, no give.

So when I mount it up id think it would work. Instead the pedal goes to within about an inch of the floor. I pulled the slave out again and checked.

The "cup" that receives the piston arm from the slave cylinder moves freely with no resistance. I can pull it to within an inch of the hole and push it deep, all the way to what feels like a stop, with no resistance at all. just with my finger.

Obviously Im suspecting this is why my clutch isnt working. Now, this car hasnt been run for a while. Im wondering, is there some function of the clutch that would require the car to be fired up to push this back against the slave cylinder or is it broken?

Im wanting to confirm before I tried firing the car up and pushing the clutch.

[jlevie]

That really sounds like a busted pressure plate if you can push the clutch fork a long way with your finger.

[Ryan Stewart]

It doesnt resist or come back on its own. I can push it pretty much to the webbing between the fingers and then it feels like it hits something else and stops. It doesnt push back but I can then reach under and pull the fork back to where it is only, maybe, a knuckle deep.

Im not sure what would have broken it though, everything worked before pulling the slave.

[jlevie]

You are going to have to pull the transmission to find out what's wrong. From the sound of it, I'd suspect a broken pressure plate.