Weird Clutch Pedal
#1
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:11 AM
#2
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:25 AM
#3
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:26 AM
Old hydraulic fluid?
Low fluid level?
I think they would of replaced it when they did the clutch/gearbox, and it's on the full level
#4
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:39 AM
I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.
It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.
#5
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:43 AM
Sounds like there might be some air in the hydraulic lines Walts. Next time it happens pump the clutch in and out a few times. If that improves the situation then that'll be your problem.
I pump the clutch every now and then when it happens, but doesn't seem to help, it just comes back up in around 5 minutes lol
#6
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:55 AM
#7
Posted 12 November 2009 - 10:11 AM
I have the same clutch and the same problem but mine only happens when I'm constantly stopping and starting i.e city driving.
Last time the clutch pedal got stuck to the floor and I had to pull it out with my foot.
Same
#8
Posted 12 November 2009 - 10:32 AM
I would have gone to the kitchen, collected a brown bag, dropped my dacks, pinched off a loaf in said bag, done up dacks, stickytaped bag, placed bag in envelope, and mailed it right to your face for being such a tool.
It's ok, sometimes when we herp, we also derp.
#9
Posted 12 November 2009 - 11:23 AM
#10
Posted 12 November 2009 - 11:30 AM
#11
Posted 12 November 2009 - 11:34 AM
I have the same clutch and the same problem but mine only happens when I'm constantly stopping and starting i.e city driving.
Last time the clutch pedal got stuck to the floor and I had to pull it out with my foot.
Same
If it's not air as Xon suggested (try a flush and bleed first) it would most likely be a faulty slave cylinder.
The clutch pedal staying on the floor seems to be a common problem with the GenIIIs (early version??) and Subaru released a service bulletin on it with a new part number for the slave.
Might be worth checking if you have free play (about 1-2mm) at the master cylinder pushrod (under dash) when the pedal is released. If there is no free play the master cylinder is unable to release a build up of pressure in the system and it all starts to feel a bit odd.
I would be replacing the master and the slave with an aftermarket unit as they probably never have been done. I imagine Subaru would want telephone numbers for them. A brake and clutch supplier (Better Brakes in Mitcham if in Melb) should be able to source the parts.
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#12
Posted 12 November 2009 - 11:37 AM
#13
Posted 12 November 2009 - 11:42 AM
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#14
Posted 12 November 2009 - 05:56 PM
#15
Posted 12 November 2009 - 06:21 PM
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#16
Posted 12 November 2009 - 07:54 PM
You can buy a one person brake/clutch bleeder, its basically a tube with a one way valve that goes into the jar of clean fluid.
Otherwise you will probably need 2 people to bleed it. I think, or so ive learnt.
Another way is to just put the tube into the fluid in a jar and open the bleed nipple and then get in the car and pump away. i did this in my mini with empty/new brake lines throughout and it works but i would also do it the other way to ensure ALL the air is out.
Never really trust the 'one man' bleeders.
With two people you can be more confident of no air in the system.
Pumping it through works as you mentioned.
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#17
Posted 12 November 2009 - 08:03 PM
Never really trust the 'one man' bleeders.
With two people you can be more confident of no air in the system.
Pumping it through works as you mentioned.
Yeah never used one myself, but if theres no other option.
I've also seen bleeders on the mini forums which work by pressurising the master cly container.
personally i think pumping through new fluid would flush the system as well as bleed it, eliminating contaminants and air both at once
#18
Posted 12 November 2009 - 08:33 PM
Any ideas? (clutch is only around 3000k's old, and it happened before i got it put in)
My clutch is nearly 140,000k's old, and also does something like this.
As everything warms up i could swear that the pickup point gets closer
to the floor .
But i might just be imagining it?
#19
Posted 12 November 2009 - 08:35 PM
But i might just be imagining it?
Not imagining it
Seems to be a pretty common issue, no matter how old the clutch is...
#20
Posted 12 November 2009 - 08:45 PM
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