Well like the title says quick clutch question....iight heres the deal..i have an 87 turbo 2 and have a brand new clutch put in it..not even used as yet..just put in and parked car.. ok now heres the question/problem......is it "NORMAL" for the clutch pedal to be on the floor????as if nuttin is there???? it goes down and doesnt come back up unless i pull it up..has no type of pressure in it...i havent bled it as yet or n e thing..I KNOW that might be the reason why its doin that....just want to know if this is normal..if all it needs it to be bled...thanks in advance...

 

First, bleed it. Someone else is having a similar problem.

 

As far as I know, your clutch pedal sitting on the floor is NEVER normal...

iSP33D-for-J3SUS

 

did a clutch job. not sticking though, but very very spongy... is that normal?

 

Did you bleed it properly?

 

yep... my buddy said it's my hydraulic hose... it's bubbling whenever i press the clutch pedal... how much do those run?

 

OK i got thread jacked.........where's my answer?

 

the calipers arent onthe car as yet and the cluth is in..in order for me to bleed anything i would have to do it from the little "nipple" on the calipers right?? that should also bleed my clutch at th same time right? no abs, no ps,

 

anyone???

 

check the clutch cylinder see if that helps.

 

The brakes have nothing to do with bleeding the clutch master and slave cylinders. They are separate systems requiring a separate bleeding procedure. Download the FSM and read how to do it.

 

The clutch is pushed back up by hydraulic pressure against the clutch master cylinder. The pressure comes from the pressure plate pushing against the slave cylinder.

If there's air in the line, the pressure will not get to the master cylinder, and the clutch pedal will not rise.

Bleed the system. If it still has problems, then come back. It's probably the master or slave cylinder.

There's a bleeder screw on the clutch slave cylinder that looks like the one on the brakes. The systems are totally separate.

-=Russ=-

 

thanks alot..i'll try that as soon as i get a chance.. let you guys know..thanks again

 

agreed as above... you have air in your clutch hydraulics... bleed the system... if you have a visible hydraulic fluid leak, it's easy to find your problem... however, if bleeding doesn't help and you can't find a leak anywhere... your clutch master or slave cylinder has an internal leak and needs to be either rebuilt or replaced... if you replace the clutch line, try a braided stainless one... hope this helps.

Josh

 

hey before i go and mess with the car...does it have to be running in order to bleed the clutch???

 

It doens't need to be running. It's just hydraulics. Look on the drivers side of the bellhousing, right by the firewall. There should be a line from the clutch fluid to there that you can find it with. The slave cylinder will be held on with two bolts and a nipple will be right in between them. Bleed it just like you would brakes.

 

hey guys thanks alot car running and driving pretty decent. well thanks again. i`ll let you know what goes on (if anything).

 

I'm gonna guess you forgot to bolt the slave cylinder back on? I rarely bleed a clutch when I replace a stock unit with a stock unit. If you remove the slave cylinder without pulling a cluthc line you shouldn't have to bleed anything. Same with brakes, although brakes are a bit more sensitive. Think of it this way, if you don't remove a hose, or open a bleeder. You can't have air in the lines, and if you do you have a bigger problem.

 

hey guys me again, here's the problem now.....ok i finally bled the clutch and after driving pefectly for two days straight with no problems what so ever my ******* clutch hits the floor. now i've tried bleeding once more, but the pedal just sticks then come up slowly....not going into gear. guys please let me know what has happened... really wanna fix this as soon as possible.....thanks

 

please help..thanks

 

Did you fix the clutch? came acroos your tread wen doing a search.

I just got a 91 and I have the same problem you had. I'm gonna bleed it today

just wandering what was the other problem was.