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I have been dealing with a similar problem over the last few weeks (my car is something of a hobby as I bike or bus to work). There probably only two possible reasons your clutch doesn't work.
Reason number one: There's a leak in your hydraulic system. The 9000's clutch is actuated by a hydraulic circuit which can leak in one or more places. When you look under the hood or under the car, do you see lots of hydraulic (brake) fluid on the transmission? An additional clue would be that the fluid level in the reservoir (probably a yellow bottle under the hood between the steering wheel and the battery) is low.
Reason number two: Your Clutch Master or Slave Cylinder has failed. The Master has a spring inside of it that, when broken, causes symptoms similar to those you describe. New Clutch Master or Slave is ~$100. A shop doing both for you would probably charge BooKoo bucks as the transmission has to come out to replace the slave (800-1000?).
Suggestions:
(1) Buy the British edition of the Haynes Manual.
(2) Find the hydraulic line that runs from the master cylinder to the transmission. Is fluid leaking? From where is it leaking?
(3) Pressure Bleed the hydraulic system. This requires a bicycle pump and tube and is initially difficult to understand but later is trivial to execute.
(4) Remove and disassemble the master cylinder. Is the spring inside broken? Replace the seals ($5-$10) or replace the cylinder ($100).
(5) Bleed the system.
(6) drop the transmission, remove/replace/repair slave cylinder, if this final step doesn't solve the problem its time to give up and buy a honda.
I'm currently working on step (6) myself. It sounds like you might be able to jump straight to (4).
Enjoy learning!
nt moore
1987 Saab 9000 turbo
1996 Specialised Allez
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