[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Where does the clutch pedal start to show resistance Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by RS [Email] (#15) [Profile/Gallery] (more from RS) on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:17:25 In Reply to: Shifting Issues, Bill Yahwak, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:20:28 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

when you press down with your foot?

If it's up towards the top, then I'd bet that you have a siezed pilot bearing. When this bearing is siezed, it transmits engine rotation through the primary shaft to the transmission while the clutch pedal is depressed. I've seen a few cases where the pilot bearing was so badly siezed that it couldn't be turned by hand - my '89 SPG was one of those cases.

It might also be that the splines on the primary shaft are rusty, so the clutch disc dosn't move enough to fully disengage from the pressure plate and flywheel.

If, on the other hand, the you start to feel resistance when the clutch pedal is lower than 3/4 of the way down or so, then you have either a problem with the clutch hydraulics or the hole on the clutch pedal that the clevis pin for the master cylinder yoke goes through has become elongated.

You could try to pressure bleed the clutch hydraulics (there are various schools of thought on how to do it - search for "Poor man's pressure bleeder" on this site and you'll find what works for me.) That might buy you some time if the master cylinder is starting to go. It might also make it worse, so be forewarned.

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Here's the bad news:

- If it's the pilot bearing or the primary shaft splines, dealing with them is as much work as replacing the clutch.

- If the master cylinder is going bad and you replace it, be prepared to replace the slave cylinder down the line unless it's new. And that's as much work as replacing the clutch. BTDT.

It's not so bad on the wallet if you're able to DIY.

• Shifting Issues, Bill Yahwak, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:20:28
  • Bill, let us know if you solve the problem ......., bj, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:20:13
  • Re: Shifting Issues -- ADDITIONAL PROOF, Bill Yahwak, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:59:17
  • Re: Shifting Issues, Pete Kelly, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:52:26
  • I am having the EXACT problem, Grant Johnson, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:03:43
  • I would start with these....., whitesaab, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:08:16
    • Yeah, Bill, listen to whitesaab., RayF, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:54:18
  • Where does the clutch pedal start to show resistance, RS , Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:17:25 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Shifting Issues, jp, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:59:26
  • Take your foot off the clutch, thor-in-2004, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:27:53

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