Black9On7Black
9/13/2006 10:49:41 PM
ITS ME AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPEN BUT WORST, MI CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDNT PUT IT ON GEAR.SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND PUT IT ON GEAR WHILE IT WAS OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON, BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS ALREADY ON GEAR I COULDNT SHIFT GEARS AND I HAD TO LIFT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHITH MY FOOT.
TheEngineer
9/14/2006 8:12:37 AM
check the pedal itself and see if there is anything there that would make it get stuck. it could be just some stupid mechanical problem. Have you noticed the oil light comming on at all during idle
You'll might want to also double check your clutch slave cylinder because your system works off a hydraulic assisted system.
Sebba
3/5/2007 8:32:46 AM
OMFG OH NO NOT CRANKWALK!!!! AAAAAH!
Seriously, caps.... nah. Check your fluid reservoir.
EMonz57
3/5/2007 8:43:51 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: tx2u
to set the record straight, crankwalk has nothing to do with your clutch pedal getting stuck. You'll might want to also double check your clutch slave cylinder because your system works off a hydraulic assisted system.
a clutch sticking to the floor on left turns is in fact a symptom of crankwalk
RCJr9186
3/5/2007 1:04:39 PM
i would check the resivoir like Sebba said, that's the first thing that came to mind for me also. If it's low add some and bleed your clutch.
Sebba
3/5/2007 1:52:37 PM
You dont even have to bleed it. Just leave the cap off it and pump the pedal and you will see bubbles rise to the top. That will work
tx2u
3/5/2007 11:54:45 PM
Ok Sebba I retract my last comment. I've only heard of people not being able to change gears; which would make sense especially if the thrust bearing has been chewed to hell. However, I've never heard of the clutch pedal getting stuck to the floor because our clutch system is hydraulic assisted.
RCJr9186
3/6/2007 8:33:41 AM
it would get stuck to the floor b/c all of the fluid has been drained some how... leak, time, whatever. but without any fluid you can't disengage the clutch and when you push it to the floor there is no pressure to bring it back to you.
EMonz57
3/6/2007 9:02:18 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: RCJr9186
it would get stuck to the floor b/c all of the fluid has been drained some how... leak, time, whatever. but without any fluid you can't disengage the clutch and when you push it to the floor there is no pressure to bring it back to you.
it will get stuck to the floor on left turns if the crank is moving too
RCJr9186
3/6/2007 2:37:43 PM
yea i know that but he ddin't say anything about turns so it just sounds to me like low fluid or a leak somewhere.
tx2u
3/6/2007 11:49:06 PM
Ok, I've been beating my head on this crankwalk and pedal sticking to the floor issue. Sorry for the ignorance, it's just that I haven't experienced it with the 3 turbo dsm's that I've owned. Below is the breakdown of how our clutch system system works:
Hydraulic clutch system:
-press the clutch pedal; thus creating pressure which in turns push the piston inside the clutch slave cylinder.
-piston extends out the clutch slave cylinder rod which then pushes on the release fork.
-release fork presses the throw-out bearing in the middle of the diaphragm spring; which pulls the pressure plate away from clutch disc.
With that being said, you'd have to have a huge amount of endplay (max tolerance is .0071", correct me if I'm wrong) for the diaphragm springs to not push the throw-out bearing back and reverse the procedure above. I don't know what the exact travel is for the throw-out bearing when the release fork is fully engaged by the stock clutch slave rod so I can't get estimate what the "point of no contact" is (which is why people are having a hard time shifting when experiencing crankwalk). I have read posts of people having as much as 10mm of end play; that's .39". I think it's more than just the bearing that is being chewed at that point.
As for the left hand turns, that's a whole different story and I don't even want to speculate on it
