Monte,
Since the problem came and went and then came again, I suspect the
flexible hose connected to the slave cylinder is disintegrating inside.
This can cause the slave piston to not move far enough, not move at
all or (as it happened to me) not retract when the foot is taken off the
pedal. The chunks peeling off the inside of the hose clog up the
passages, restrict and sometimes block fluid flow, Y'see. ;^) So check
the hose for swelling or softness and the fluid in the slave for debris.
Cheers,
CR
MonteMorris wrote:
> Mike (Duvall) your disease must be contagious:-). I've been quickly skimming
> your recent thread about clutch problems since they didn't really affect
> me-until now!
> Tonight while driving 20 miles home, the 79B clutch pedal had considerably
> less tension than normal; I pulled in to a gas station and pushed the clutch
> to the floor and it didn't fully disengage the tranny and I had to turn the
> key off to get it stopped. Then I couldn't get it in to any gear after
> trying for a few seconds. Got it in to gear and drove 8 miles home and
> everything seemed to be working fine until I pulled into the garage and the
> clutch didn't want to disengage again.
> I'm assuming that this is probably a clutch problem (I checked the slave
> cylinder and it was full of fluid and there were no leaks around the master
> cylinder). The car has been marking it's territory well for the past few
> months and the tranny fluid may be pretty low; could this cause the problem,
> or is it most likely that I'll have to learn how to take the engine out and
> dismantle it to replace the clutch? Anything to try first?
> Thanks,
> Monte
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