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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / July 2005

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Clutch frozen, 2000 Miata

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Trent-Lion - 12 Jul 2005 15:09 GMT
My 2000 Miata has been sitting in garage for many months. When I tried
to move it, I found that the clutch pedal is frozen. Steady (but not
100%) force with my foot does not budge clutch pedal. When car is
running, clutch does not depress, manual gearshift changes gears, but
car does not move.  Fluid reservoir is full.
Anything I can do at home to get car going, or do I need to have it
towed to Mazda repair? Thx.
T-L
Chuck - 13 Jul 2005 05:03 GMT
Your description seems to say that the clutch is stuck in the disengaged
position. I don't see how you are going to fix the problem without removing
the transmission from the engine. It sounds like the throwout bearing is
stuck on the shaft in an unusual position.

Usually, you can start a Miata with the clutch in either engaged or
disengaged if the tranny is in neutral, and the clutch pedal is pressed in
far enough to operate a safety switch, or the safety switch is defeated.
You stated that the clutch pedal does not move properly. I would open the
bleeder valve at the slave cylinder and try pressing the clutch pedal to the
floor. If it moves to the floor, brake fluid will normally squirt out from
the open bleeder valve. If the pedal moved to the floor, it sounds like the
slave cylinder, linkage to the tranny throwout bearing (Yoke), and the
throwout bearing are suspect. The slave cylinder may be stuck as a result of
sitting for an extended period of time.  In any event, you will need to
flush the clutch system and brakes to remove the old water contaminated
fluid.

> My 2000 Miata has been sitting in garage for many months. When I tried
> to move it, I found that the clutch pedal is frozen. Steady (but not
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> towed to Mazda repair? Thx.
> T-L
Lanny Chambers - 13 Jul 2005 05:22 GMT
>  It sounds like the throwout bearing is
> stuck on the shaft in an unusual position.

Agreed. I would try whacking the throwout arm/fork with a hammer and see
what happens. Don't go crazy and break anything, but you might free it
up enough to drive to the shop for further inspection.

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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html
Trent-Lion - 14 Jul 2005 02:41 GMT
In article
<lanny-A45211.23220812072005@newssvr30-ext.news.prodigy.com>, Lanny
Chambers <lanny@hummingbirds.net> wrote:

> >  It sounds like the throwout bearing is
> > stuck on the shaft in an unusual position.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> '94C, St. Louis
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Chuck and Lanny, thanks for advice. I will proceed ahead in the general
direction you suggest. And will run this car more often in future! T-L
 
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