I recently bought an 82 diesel vanagon with some fuel
delivery and possible transmission issues. Right now
I'm trying to get the clutch pedal to depress.
I haven't tried to push down on the clutch pedal with
all of my weight, but have tried hard enough to know
its not budging. Do you have any insight on what might
cause this problem?
I assumed that it is caused by air in the hydraulic
system, so I was going to try bleeding it and see if
that works. I haven't yet found any information that
specifically describes my problem, so I don't know for
sure if my logic is correct. Seems most people's
clutch falls to the floor, but mine's opposite. I've
never had to bleed a clutch before, so I don't really
know how to diagnose the symptoms.
Thanks, I appreciate your time.
frozen clutch pedal (in the "up" position)
Moderator: Fatmobile
I'd hold off on throwing parts at it until you do a little diagnostics.
First off, air in the lines will cause it to be spongy, not hard.
The first thing I would do is loosen the bleeder located on top of the slave pointing straight up (easily accessed in the engine bay). With the bleeder loose and a hose pushed on it running to a jar to contain the fluid I would try to depress the pedal. If it still will not depress, then the clutch master cylinder is at fault, or there is a blockage in the line. If the pedal then depresses, then the problem is either with the slave or the release lever/clutch/pressure plate. You could try moving the release lever by hand with a pry tool and see if it will budge. If it does then the slave is bad, if not then it is time to drop the dranny and investigate.
Andrew
First off, air in the lines will cause it to be spongy, not hard.
The first thing I would do is loosen the bleeder located on top of the slave pointing straight up (easily accessed in the engine bay). With the bleeder loose and a hose pushed on it running to a jar to contain the fluid I would try to depress the pedal. If it still will not depress, then the clutch master cylinder is at fault, or there is a blockage in the line. If the pedal then depresses, then the problem is either with the slave or the release lever/clutch/pressure plate. You could try moving the release lever by hand with a pry tool and see if it will budge. If it does then the slave is bad, if not then it is time to drop the dranny and investigate.
Andrew
