engine and drivetrain Slave To My C

[Desiderio]

HI there,   It seems as if I may have a clutch problem?

                1973 2002 base I call her Grizelda, drove to 

                work and parked fine, Until I got in and started 

                her up to come home,after a long hard day.

                the clutch peddle seemed unusually  loose/free/deep

               with no resistance . That said......I tried to put her into 1st gear  and the spinning of gears presented itself as that famous grinding sound , I shut it off, and here I am. Fortunately I have a 1972 2002 back up that I love equally  that in the 10 years that I owned her "Prudance" I call her......has never presented this issue? Can anyone pass on their expertise in this matter?

Ps. I have a extra slave cylinder in my trunk, as I was warned to keep one for my 72,.... and never used it?  Thanks DEZ

 

          

[esty]

did you check to see if you lost your brake fluid

[M3M3M3]

have you checked to see if there is fluid in the reservoir above the clutch line?

[OriginalOwner]

 check to see that the rod from the clutch pedal to the master cylinder is actually attached to the pedal .... I had that bolt come loose from the pedal.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

[JerryC]

 check to see that the rod from the clutch pedal to the master cylinder is actually attached to the pedal .... I had that bolt come loose from the pedal.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

The pedal to cylinder pushrod has been known to break on some replacement master cylinders, like mine did once. Get a pushrod from an early car if you can find one - they're made of steel. The later aluminum pushrods seem to have occasional issues.

 

 

[Desiderio]

Thanks for all the replies and help!!

As soon as I get a moment .... I will return x Dez