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Old 05-16-04, 07:51 PM
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Default Help!! Clucth Pedal Stuck wont recoil back

I am stuck at downtown on the side of the road, been hours trying to figure out this thing.
It's an 1992 SC300 Factory 5 speed. I got cluch pedal limping. Clutch depressed all the time, I can pull
the clutch in the original position, but there is no pressure. WTF??
I can depress the clutch pedal but it wont recoil back.

I can start the engine. With the engine on/off, it seemed clutch is in engage position cuz i can put in gears.

Is tranny in my car cable driven or Hydro?? Does anyone have this issue before?? How can I fix it..

This is what i tried before, I sprayed Liquid Wrench (WD40) on the clutch pedal (the rod that goes everytime you depress the pedal) HELP,
Old 05-16-04, 09:25 PM
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Anyone ?? I have seen many manual swap upgrade post , anyone??
Old 05-17-04, 02:01 AM
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Clutch is hydraulically powered. Check the reservoir in the engine bay to make sure you still have fluid. Im not too knowledgable on the subject, but maybe there was a leak somewhere between the reservoir and the slave cylinder and you slowly bled out all your fluid? Not exactly sure. Good luck with it.
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I agree with rscott. It is, more than likely, a low hydraulic fluid issue in your clutch master cylinder
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It happened to me before on my old Accord. It was the Master and Slave cylinders. I think you need new ones.
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and it happened to me on my old Tercel. There wasnt any fluid in the clutch resoivor!
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its an sc300, where in engine bay, would i find clutch master cylinder fluid location? and what kind of fluid should i buy to top it off?

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i just lot my job, AAA membership expired, no friend around. You guys wont believe this, i tow my lexus 20 mi from downtown Portland to Beaverton with my 89 civic Hatchback. Arrived home at 3:00 in the morning, I m so darn tired.
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that sucks man, well good luck. The clutch cylinder is in the top right in the engine bay, by the brake master cylinder. Use normal DOT 3 brake fluid, and if it turns out that air was sucked into the clutch, you should bleed it while you're at it.

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ok, I 'm staring at the engine bay, i notice that the fluid on the clutch master cylinder is full.
i sticked my finger and notice that its black in the bottom and clear on the top ( seemed like oil after you frying chicken, black on the bottom and clear on the top, sorry i have no better way explaining this)

But its full, should i use syringe to drain it (suck it up) and replace.
how can i drain this thing? Could it be something else (worn clutch, etc)??

I have worn clutch before and the pedal travel is the same, just engine reving HP not transfered to the wheel in GEAR.
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Bring it to a shop. I'm pretty sure that your master and slave cylinders failed and are leaking which is why their is no pressure when you step on the clutch.
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I m on a tight budget right now, and i cant drive the car.
I would start asking local shop tommorow. Thanks for narrowing the problem down.

the pedal clutch stay depressed, like its limping and it wont come back.
I don't think its leaking since i left the car in front of my apt this morning (after i towed the car) there is not any drips or puddle anywhere.
Failing Master/Slave Cylinder ... How much estimation is this gonna cost me??

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Just wanted to know if the thread starter ever got this taken care of??? I am in the same situation, and I need to know. If possible does anyone have a step by step pictorial? I seemed to get no responses on my previous thread I started. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...75#post1605375
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bump, same issue but replaced master and slave
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This may be too obvious but did you look to see if the spring on the pedal itself broke off or slipped off?


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