Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 11:12:26 +0200 From: Frode <fhnopsammica.no> Subject: Re: Hydraulic Help
Malcolm William Mason wrote: > Hi All, > > I still have not resolved my clutch problem. > > I am a little "concerned" or "unsure".... what is it.. an internal > spring (master cylinder?), hydraulic pressure, ....that causes the > clutch pedal to return to its normal position when you remove your > foot? > > Somewhat related when my system failed or began to fail, why was I > able, at first, to pull the pedal up and continue on my way for a > couple of days and a couple of hundred miles? > > Malcolm Had the same symptom as you on my 93 9000 2.3i CC. Turned out to be a crack in the cup-formed seal in the master cylinder. The crack apparently didn't leak at all temperatures/pressures and I kept going for months, but I remember I had to pick up the pedal by hand a couple of times. Frode