sticky clutch pedal

[huggy]

hi there. just wondering if anyone knows why my clutch pedal is a bit sticky!

the clutch engages and disengages fine but sometimes the clutch pedal doesnt go all the way up/out. could this be the master cylinder on the way out! i have bled it a while back but don't think it made a diference. any clue would be appreciated

 

[Deleted Member]

This is quite a common thing,mine does it sometimes when i'm off road!!
But usually just the once,just nudge it up!
Cant remember what actualy coz's this,some one will tho!! :wink: :lol:

 

[terranokid]

The hydraulic system on the clutch is a bit strange, There is a pipe that goes to just above the rear axle called a damper pipe. What you have described is the usual signs that this pipe has a leak its long enough not to let air into the slave or master cylinder.

 

[dinky]

Mine has done it for last 3 years to no detrimental effect ,just got to lift up every so often.

 

[terranokid]

they are also a pain in the but to bleed and if its not done right you can get the same problem I found the best way was to use a pressure bleeder connected to the damper bleed screw and force the fluid back to the resivour. I have also bypassed the damper pipe without any problems just had a braided flexible line made up to go from the master to slave cylinder

 

[wanaron]

clutch

Hi ciould write a book on clutch problems with my T2, but been trouble free for a while now.
I too have done away with the damper pipe that runs to near the back axle, with out any problems.
just didnt seem to do much.
Wayne

 

[gadgetsyd]

Mine does the same once in a while. The fluid level hasn't dropped a bit in 3 years. I thought the fault was wear in the nylon bush on the pedal. The point where the master cylinder rod is linked to the pedal by a clevis pin, there appears to be a nylon/plastic bush through the hole in the pedal. There is some play there allowing quite a bit of travel before the rod moves. If there was a step in this bush it could catch the clevis pin. I'll change it eventually.

 

[extreme-4x4]

mine did this for about a month on and off. until the brackets on the clutch pedal snapped.

once welded back together i noticed its like a new car no wobble in the pedal at all, i guess i just thought it was normal to have play from side to side