G/box: 70 Manual: Clutch Problem

[detgnome]

Hopped into my 1999 2.5 V70 earlier this evening and as I was moving forward there was a 'clonk' from underneath the bonnet and the clutch stopped working. There is pressure at the pedal, but it would seem the clutch is permanently disengaged - you can select any gear without depressing the pedal and there is no drive at all. There is a faint whirring from under the bonnet, but other than that I haven't had a chance to look closer due to darkness and rain! Any ideas as to what has gone wrong - forewarned is forearmed before I speak to the garage tomorrow.

[Jod T5]

Originally Posted by detgnome

Hopped into my 1999 2.5 V70 earlier this evening and as I was moving forward there was a 'clonk' from underneath the bonnet and the clutch stopped working. There is pressure at the pedal, but it would seem the clutch is permanently disengaged - you can select any gear without depressing the pedal and there is no drive at all. There is a faint whirring from under the bonnet, but other than that I haven't had a chance to look closer due to darkness and rain! Any ideas as to what has gone wrong - forewarned is forearmed before I speak to the garage tomorrow.

have a look under the car for fluid and check the level in the m/cylinder...
i would expect there to be a leakeage in the pipework or slave cylinder rather than a cluch failure itself....
the clonk could well be the release of the clutch due to lack of pressure....
check under car as i say....
cheers
jod