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clutch pedal went stiff and then i broke it


playboik3v

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my clutch pedal was going stiff and so i push down on it harder and it breaks loose, i push the clutch in to start my truck and it’ll start but it won’t go into gear im not sure what i broke, this is my first car it’s a 97 i love it, i’d really appreciate it if y’all could help me with what i need to get to get my ranger running
 


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If the clutch pedal moves to the point of starting the master cylinder pushrod is moving, my first thought is your clutch hose fell off since that would make the pedal hard as a rock but you wouldn't be able to compress it to trip the pedal switch...

Annoyingly I think the master cylinder or slave cylinder exploded, look where might be wet with brake fluid... master cylinder isn't "too" bad but not for the faint of heart, it just requires unhooking the clutch switch on the pedal linkage, breaking the bushing thing going from that to the pedal pin (it's too hard to get in there and get released to save, they come with master cylinders), climb under and release the hose from the transmission, grab the master cylinder and twist it out of the firewall (they're twist lock in '97, no bolts) then fenangle the master cylinder and hose out of the vehicle together. From there you can drive the roll pin out and put the hose on a new master cylinder, bench bleed it (extremely important, several you tube videos on it) then reinstall.
 

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could be internally bypassing as well....though unlikely
 

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i jsut went through the same thing on my little bmw.

my slave cylinder had frozen and made my pedal rock hard, enough the previous owner had bent the pedal arm. i had to replace the pedal assembly and the slave cylinder to fix it.
 

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My 87 did this (rusty #1) years ago and the clutch master actually ripped out of the firewall
 

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If the clutch pedal moves to the point of starting the master cylinder pushrod is moving, my first thought is your clutch hose fell off since that would make the pedal hard as a rock but you wouldn't be able to compress it to trip the pedal switch...

Annoyingly I think the master cylinder or slave cylinder exploded, look where might be wet with brake fluid... master cylinder isn't "too" bad but not for the faint of heart, it just requires unhooking the clutch switch on the pedal linkage, breaking the bushing thing going from that to the pedal pin (it's too hard to get in there and get released to save, they come with master cylinders), climb under and release the hose from the transmission, grab the master cylinder and twist it out of the firewall (they're twist lock in '97, no bolts) then fenangle the master cylinder and hose out of the vehicle together. From there you can drive the roll pin out and put the hose on a new master cylinder, bench bleed it (extremely important, several you tube videos on it) then reinstall.
thank you so much this helps out a lot
 

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I'm taking mine to pep boys to get the master replaced.
 

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