excelguru
July 13th, 2006, 12:06 PM
Just in the past two times that I've driven the car, the clutch has been sticking in the disengaged position (push in the clutch and it stays there). So I have to kick it some and suddenly, WHAM, the pedal jumps up from the floor and the rear tires go up in smoke. Or more embarassingly, the engine stalls.
Recently (month ago), the pedal was squeaking some, so I sprayed a little WD40 onto the pedal assembly. Aside from that, nothing is different.
If some of the WD40 managed to migrate into the cylinder on the master cylinder (I can't imagine how, but let's just suppose), would that cause the problem? The car hasn't been driven much in recent months. Is it possible that the throwout bearing is sticking from lack of use?
The clutch is doing it's job... it disengages when the pedal is down and engages when the pedal returns. It doesn not slip at all when engaged. It's just that the pedal sticks at the bottom. What are your thoughts on some simple things that I could try? Was the WD40 a stupid thing to do? Or maybe I didn't spray enough?
Recently (month ago), the pedal was squeaking some, so I sprayed a little WD40 onto the pedal assembly. Aside from that, nothing is different.
If some of the WD40 managed to migrate into the cylinder on the master cylinder (I can't imagine how, but let's just suppose), would that cause the problem? The car hasn't been driven much in recent months. Is it possible that the throwout bearing is sticking from lack of use?
The clutch is doing it's job... it disengages when the pedal is down and engages when the pedal returns. It doesn not slip at all when engaged. It's just that the pedal sticks at the bottom. What are your thoughts on some simple things that I could try? Was the WD40 a stupid thing to do? Or maybe I didn't spray enough?