Originally Posted by onehundred80
The two cylinders use the brake fluid reservoir as a source for fluid they are not integrated into the brake system as such.
I was only trying to point out that the clutch has some free play before pressure is exerted on the release bearing and wondered if this free play was still evident. You say not so I then wondered if the pedal assembly was in itself jammed somehow.With those miles on the car then anything is possible I suppose and the whole clutch has seized up somehow.
I always look for the simple things first as they are often the cheapest to fix. There is no point in stripping a clutch and finding it was something entirely different.
Good luck and let us know the outcome, I have a six speed and I am interested in this problem.
Per "The free dictionary":
integrated - definition of integrated by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.:
in·te·grate (nt-grt) - v. inte·grat·ed, inte·grat·ing, inte·grates v.tr. - To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
I indicated:
"The XF's clutch hydraulic master/slave cylinders are integrated into the brake reservoir."
As you can see, I did not say it was "integrated into the brake system", I said it was integrated into the brake reservoir. This can be visually verified.
As the "brake system" in a majority of cars solely utilize the brake reservoir. The XF suprisingly shares the brake reservoir with the hydraulic clutch system. Hence, the clutch hydraulic master/slave cylinders are integrated into the brake reservoir (not brake system).
-- There is no free play per the clutch pedal. Once I disengage the clutch pedal, I will test the clutch master cylinder by hand.
I am also hoping it will be something simple like a clutch pedal. Unfortunately, compared to other/older hydraulic clutch systems, Changing the hyraulic system on the XF will not be as easy. Reason being that the clutch release bearring is "integrated" lol with the clutch slave cylinder within the transmission. So, it needs to be dropped either way.
I will definitely update this thread once I drop the trans and visually troubleshoot it before shopping for parts.