My engine is out right now...has been for a while. Anyway I put a stainless clutch line on. So I am ready to put my engine back in now. But I looked at the clutch realese fork before I did anything and I noticed the push rod was pushed out past the clutch release fork. When I tried to push it back into place it wouldn't budge. I took the release cylinder out and what not to try to get it back in place, but it wouldn't go. so what i did was get the release cyliner as close to the bell housing as possible and got long bolts which pulled it together. So I got it back together with the push rod behind the release fork. But now I can not get the release fork to move like it normally does. It feels like the clutch release cylinder is stuck or something....any ideas? I could really use some help on this one, im stumped.

 

NO one knows?

 

Hmmm, what I would recommend is pulling the slave cylinder back out then disconnect the clutch line from the brake reservoir (to relieve pressure on the slave).

See if you can move the clutch fork without the slave cylinder attached. If you can, reconnect the slave cylinder (without the clutch line attached to the brake reservoir). Then connect the clutch line back up and bleed/pressurize the clutch/brake lines again.

 

you da man, I'll give it a shot

 

Failing that, your piston inside the cylinder may have become wedged, this would have happened if the clutch got pressed with the engine out.The push rod would have forced the piston too far back and it can get wedged on the edge of the bore, then you try to push it back in but it isn't happening.

Obviously you will only see this if you pull the cylinder and remove the rubber boot, if this is the case then your piston will most likely be scrap because it will have become scored badly when you pulled the cylinder back in with the long bolts.

 

****! I guess I better get mazda on the phone then eh?