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Matt82

Matt82

Matt82

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the golf's been running like a dream for ages now (well, as much of a dream as you can get in a 12 year old golf that is now boarderline uncivilised).

today i went to head off to blue water to go to the cinema. i filled the tank near to home, then headed off. due to traffic etc. i was not hammering the car, i was doing 60-odd and attempted to make a change from 4th to 5th.

my clutch will not disengage. i had to limp the ******* thing 40 miles home, without a clutch.

cannot for the life of me work out why it wont disengage, but im pretty sure it will be expensive. which i really dont need.

feeling livid about the whole thing
 
ive got a feeling the master cyl is at the pedal end. im really not too clued up on these things.

what are the odds on it needing a new clutch/pressureplate/thrust release thing anyway?
 
its the 2.0 16v gti jobbie.

the pedal feels normal. ive had the slave out again to see if that was ok. its making its usual noises and it was evident that the slave's piston was moving too when the clutch depressed.

with the engine not running i can select whatever gears i like, as soon as it starts, it clearly wont go into a gear as the clutch wont disengage.

when i had to limp it home, if i dipped the clutch the revs would not drop, but if i tried to accelerate, the revs would flare.

can items within the clutch become seized?
 
Check your clutch fluid. Happened to me while driving my brothers civic, the clutch went to the floor with no resistance when pushed. Turned out to be the Master/slave cylinder.
Didnt cost much to fix, got the part off some other Honda, about £20 each and £20 to fit!

Good luck.
 
A small amount of air in the system can cause the throw of the slave to be reduced, but still provide a reasonable pedal. Disconnecting the slave would not show this up. Have you tried removing the rubber dust seal from the end of the slave to check for signs of fluid leakage? This is the more likely cause IME and easily proved by bleeding the clutch system. If clutch operation is restored then something is leaking air in (and most likely fluid out). Slave's tend to fail more often than master cylinders.

Could also be something cracked in the linkage between the slave cylinder and release bearing which is absorbing motion by bending, quite a common fault on some cars though I don't know about the Golf. Only thing is that this usualy provides a somewhat "springy" feeling to the pedal.

A cracked diaphragm spring can cause cause the clutch to not disengage properly, but then again it usualy causes it to slip when engaged as well.

A leaking rear crank seal coverng the clutch in oil will tend to stick the plate to the flywheel and cause the clutch to drag badly, but again will also make it slip when fully engaged and under load. Usualy you would see some evidence of this oil leak under the bell housing (and on your drive).

Most unlikely, but possible is the friction lining has broken up and jammed between flywheel and clutch cover. Uncommon but have seen it a few times.
 
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