Originally Posted by 2quick88
@onehundred80:
-- No, the pedal does not move at all
-- No, there were no early indications of a problem prior to this occurring
-- Yes, I did check the clutch pedal and clutch master cylinder within the interior. All appears mechanically sound. Meaning, no leaks from the cylinder were visible, nothing appears loose, broken, or disconnected.
-- Not sure what you mean about the cylinder being free to operate, since it is directly connected to the clutch pedal, so it is not necessarily free? There is nothing interfering between it and the clutch pedal, if that's what you mean. By design, I would find that impossible to occur, as the master cylinder is high and flush on the firewall on the inside.
-- Yes, I have looked into and considered this before concluding it is likely a clutch pressure plate and disc related issue.
I would suspect that the master cylinder would be able to be compressed a little before contact was made with the throw bearing or the bearing would wear rapidly that is what I was getting at. With no movement I would suspect the pedal mechanism, master or slave cylinders. I would disconnect the cylinder from the pedal and check the action of the pedal and cylinder. These are certainly cheaper to repair than clutches.
To get at the slave cylinder is a lot more work.
