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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / September 200802' WRX clutch/tranny problem
I'd like to hear some suggestion on a problem I just had today. 2002 WRX, manual transmission, 113K miles. Came home this afternoon and while parking car, got it in the first gear, moved slightly forward and turned the car off. The clutch pedal didn't move back to the regular position. It remained stuck to the floor. I didn't want to start the car again and just turned the key slightly on to find out if the 'Check Engine' will remain lit and it did. At this point I don't want to do anything and will probably call towing service to deliver it straight to the repair shop. Any idea what could that be? Clutch or some more serious tranny problem? Not sure if this is coincidence or not, the tranny oil was flushed and changed just a couple of days ago. The clutch itself was replaced @ 75K miles on the car and I didn't do anything nasty with it, just regular driving. No signs of issues until today. I'd like to get some ideas on possible cause before discussing this with the mechanics (don't want to get ripped off).....BTW, these are the same guys that flushed the tranny oil.... Thanks! More info could maybe help. Did pedal feel *exactly* as usual on last gearchange prior to staying o the floor? If it felt lighter/softer than usual, was that the only time or a gradua process? If the latter, did it start to change before or after fluid change? Also may be worth running your finger down the back of the clutch peda arm and seeing if it has hydraulic fluid on it (AFAIR it's a hydrauli clutch on the 02 Rex). My guess would be a hydraulic problem or a missing pedal return spring Hope it's nothing more major, but seeing it's only just been worked on sounds worthwhile ringing the shop. Cheers - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm Thanks for a reply. Yes, the pedal was exactly as usual and there was no any 'soft' feeling in the past few days. Everything normal. Didn't notice anything unusual after fluid change. A real surprise, as I just came back home after 40 miles drive when this happened. No trace of problem noticed during the trip. I presume if it ran out (or was running out) of hydraulic fluid somehow, that would be a gradual process with an earlier sign. I see no leak though...I searched the web in the meantime and found a similar problem that was referring master/slave clutch cylinder...looks like a copycat problem by the described symptoms. > More info could maybe help. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru/ > More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html My 66 Dodge truck has an hydraulic clutch. In the 20 years I have owned i the clutch pedal has stayed on the floor 3 times. Every time it has don this the problem has been the seals inside the slave cylinder had failed. - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm It's confirmed that the clutch cylinder is a culprit and has to be replaced. Good to know transmission is honky dory. What's a bit strange is that this morning just before the towing car came, I was able to pull shifter in neutral. Managed to start the car and the clutch pedal came back and started functioning!? I was even able to shift gears and drive but still decided to tow car to avoid any possible problems. Just wanted to post this to share in case somebody gets into the same situation. Thanks all for input! > My 66 Dodge truck has an hydraulic clutch. In the 20 years I have owned it > the clutch pedal has stayed on the floor 3 times. Every time it has done [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru/ > More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html That makes sense with a slave cylinder. IME, if it's been sitting lon enough to get completely cold again, it will often work fine until it get enough heat back in it. Just doing slave should get you out of trouble OTOH, if it was the master cylinder, I'd suggest doing both at the sam time. Sounds like a relatively cheap fix & everyone's happy! Cheers - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm scoobienator@gmail.com Sep 17, 2008 at 01:12 PM wrote: >It's confirmed that the clutch cylinder is a culprit and has to be >replaced. Good to know transmission is honky dory. What's a bit [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >possible problems. Just wanted to post this to share in case somebody >gets into the same situation. Thanks all for input! >On Sep 17, 6:34=A0am, "johninKY" <gfl...@nospam.kih.net> wrote: >> My 66 Dodge truck has an hydraulic clutch. =A0In the 20 years I have owne= d it >> the clutch pedal has stayed on the floor 3 times. =A0Every time it has do= ne >> this the problem has been the seals inside the slave cylinder had failed. >> -- >> Message posted usinghttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru/ >> More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html Oops! Sorry to both of you. Think I had a brain fart and forgot t attribute on my previous post. Hmmm... silly old fool : - Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.subaru More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.htm |
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