850 T-5R - clutch pedal on floor - Page 2

GMC · Jul 25th, 2018, 20:37

Finally got a chance to look today. With being away on holiday then catching up at work etc, it's been a busy time!

Anyway, it's still a bit of a mystery to be honest. When I returned to the car today, the clutch pedal was still firmly on the floor. I inspected the master cylinder, pipework, flexi pipe & slave cylinder, no sign of fluid loss from any of them so no hydraulic failure.

I then checked nothing was obstructing the slave cylinder / clutch lever (as my reverse intercooler intercooler pipes run very close, but again nothing obvious.

I then concluded the issue may be with the clutch pedal mechanism & strangely, when I returned inside the car, the pedal was up again and the clutch was functioning as normal?

With no obvious issue I can only assume the clutch lever or slave cylinder was jammed. As the car is currently being stored at my folks, they have limited tools so couldn't carry out a thorough inspection. I'll get the car back home over the next few weeks (currently getting house worked on hence why it's at the folks) & I'll strip the intercooler pipework out the way, this will free up space to observe the operation & inspect all components to sign that the mechanism had been jammed.

I'll keep you updated.

850Red · Aug 27th, 2018, 19:03

I already told you it was the valve in the master cylinder lol.

Jul 25th, 2018, 20:37	#11
GMC Senior Member Last Online: Mar 13th, 2023 13:51 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow	Finally got a chance to look today. With being away on holiday then catching up at work etc, it's been a busy time! Anyway, it's still a bit of a mystery to be honest. When I returned to the car today, the clutch pedal was still firmly on the floor. I inspected the master cylinder, pipework, flexi pipe & slave cylinder, no sign of fluid loss from any of them so no hydraulic failure. I then checked nothing was obstructing the slave cylinder / clutch lever (as my reverse intercooler intercooler pipes run very close, but again nothing obvious. I then concluded the issue may be with the clutch pedal mechanism & strangely, when I returned inside the car, the pedal was up again and the clutch was functioning as normal? With no obvious issue I can only assume the clutch lever or slave cylinder was jammed. As the car is currently being stored at my folks, they have limited tools so couldn't carry out a thorough inspection. I'll get the car back home over the next few weeks (currently getting house worked on hence why it's at the folks) & I'll strip the intercooler pipework out the way, this will free up space to observe the operation & inspect all components to sign that the mechanism had been jammed. I'll keep you updated. __________________ 1995 855 T-5R Manual - Gull Yellow 2000 Honda Accord Type R - Red 2003 E46 BMW M3 - Black 2013 V70 D5 R Design - Grey(Daily Driver) 2015 Audi A3 184 TDi Quattro - Grey (The Wife's!)

Aug 27th, 2018, 19:03	#12
850Red Junior Member Last Online: Aug 28th, 2021 13:25 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Belfast	I already told you it was the valve in the master cylinder lol.

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