sticking clutch pedal?
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sticking clutch pedal?
Anyone ever experience this? Sometimes when I step on the clutch to shift, when I release the pedal, it only comes up maybe half way or so. I have to use my foot to bring it back up, or it might take half a minute or several minutes for it to come back up on its own. I've noticed this happens more often when its hot outside, or if I'm sitting in traffic.
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TT WorX (07-16-2022)
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Before you go and replace the master cylinder, I would replace the clutch hydraulic fluid. Particularly if this tends to happen when the system is hot. Flush the system to remove that old fluid, which can get contaminated over time. Water can get into the hydraulic fluid and cause it to deteriorate.
If your car's got more than 30k on it and this fluid has never been changed, you should start there.
If your car's got more than 30k on it and this fluid has never been changed, you should start there.
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I have the same problem. 05 G35 MT
First thing you get in your car in the morning, feel how much free play you have. Then.. when you notice your clutch pedal is sticking, feel how much MORE free play there is. You need to lift the peddal up with your feet. I would say my car has about 1/2'' free play when cold and 2'' free play when the pedal is sticking. What could cause more free play? Its like the push rod in the clutch master is bent or is sticking and not retacting all the way back out. I'll let you know the cause when I have time to work on it.
First thing you get in your car in the morning, feel how much free play you have. Then.. when you notice your clutch pedal is sticking, feel how much MORE free play there is. You need to lift the peddal up with your feet. I would say my car has about 1/2'' free play when cold and 2'' free play when the pedal is sticking. What could cause more free play? Its like the push rod in the clutch master is bent or is sticking and not retacting all the way back out. I'll let you know the cause when I have time to work on it.
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I am having this problem now. It had happened a couple times since new, but now anytime I get stuck in traffic in not weather the pedal drops until it cools down. I flush the fluid annually. I was leaning towards the slave cylinder, but have been trying to figure out what has changed. Wondering if a heat shield has moved or if there is some reason more heat is getting to the system. I am at 130K now.
I can drive a thousand miles on the interstate w/o problem, but 20 minutes at less than 30mph and it happens.
I can drive a thousand miles on the interstate w/o problem, but 20 minutes at less than 30mph and it happens.
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seems heat related huh? My first attempt to fix this will be a SS braided clutch line. Im guessing when the engine bay gets hot, the rubber clutch line expands or gets soft thus making the clutch peddal sink down or cause the peddal not to return back to its normal height. First I need to see who sells the SS clutch line. Will let you know what happens.