I notice he doesn't mention inspecting the slave cylinder. I imagine it is
neither full inside nor dry outside... Either that or the flex hose.
I suppose it's possible he actually sheared the pedal pin, but it seems less
likely than the usual hydraulic failure.
on 5/4/04 5:28 AM, Paul Root at ptroot@iaces.com wrote:
> On a '70, shouldn't the pedal to MC connection be just under the black
> rounded over pedal box cover. Where the brake switch is mounted?
>
>
> rmort@bezeqint.net wrote:
>
>> got in the B (70 roadster) just now, to drive it to get my road test for the
>> next 6 months.
>> Made it to the stoplight at the end of my street, and when the light went
>> green, I went to grab first, but the clutch pedal just went straight to the
>> floor.
>> After waving the traffic around me, I managed to push it to the side of the
>> road to check things out.
>> clutch cylinder - full inside, dry outside. check.
>> clutch pedal - moves smoothly on hinge, with only spring tension, as though
>> not connected to anything.
>> I was able to start the car already in 1st and drive around the block and
>> back
>> home, so the clutch itself engages.
>> It feels like the connection between the pedal and the cylinder just gave up
>> the ghost.
>> Had to get back to work, so I just left it.
>> How hard is it to get to the link with the pedal in the pedal box, and what
>> is
>> likely to have given up the ghost in there after 34 years?
>>
>> Guess the B really didn't want to get tested today,
>> Thanks,
>> RMartin
>> Tel Aviv
>>
>
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