Unless I've misunderstood this is not correct.
Even when the friction plate has stuck to the flywheel or cover plate so that
it doesn't disengage when the clutch pedal is operated, the clutch pedal
itself operates normally i.e. it goes fully down and exhibits the normal
back-pressure, and the release arm moves back and fore normally. Only if the
clutch pedal and release arm operated normally, but the clutch didn't
disengage i.e. you couldn't select any gears (grinding in reverse) would you
contemplate freeing the friction plate. This is done by either towing the car
along in gear repeatedly pumping and releasing the clutch pedal, or a bit more
drastically by jacking the rear of the car up, running the engine in gear,
with the clutch pedal fully down, i.e. rear wheels spinning, and dropping it
off the jack, giving yourself plenty of run-off!
But this is a situation completely different to that which Oliver has
described, which is fluid bursting out of the slave cylinder. That can only
be a problem with the slave cylinder, even though there have been two!
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
Clutches usually stick in the engaged position if the vehicle is not
driven for an extended period. Some owners push and hold the clutch pedal
down with a stick during winter storage.
When that happens, though, your foot pressure does not disengage the
clutch. The pedal doesn't go down.
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