CT944

I have the same issue. If I depress the clutch pedal slowly, it will stick to the floor. When I depress it fast or normally, it works fine. No leaks in fluid etc. I was worried at first, but forgot about it until this post came up.

johne

Mine used to have this problem, it was caused by 1) the clutch slave cylinder going bad. 2) a leak in the hose going from the clutch master cylinder to the slave cylinder.

hth,
John

Charlotte944

Mike:

OK, now I have a better picture of what is actually going on.

I thought at first the "power rod" (for lack of a better name) was moving far enough for the END of the rod to pass through the hole in the bracket, but from your reply I can see the the hole in the rod is catching on the edge of the hole in the bracket.

Since this is the case, the amount of peddle travel appears to be OK, and what we really have is too much lateral movement, which brings up a question:

When the rod hangs up, does it always move in the same direction, causing the rod to hang on the same spot?

Manning

Yeah, the tip of the rod (that end which points toward the back of the car) always shifts over toward the passenger side. My guess is that over the years the way I press on the pedal must have something somewhere bent or worn so that it has taken a set and won't stay centered. Not sure what to do about it at this point. I think I may check the spring length since it is supposed to have a specific length with the pedal up. Maybe it is out of adjustment and correcting that will help. Or maybe I'll try bending the little nubbin that sticks off the pedal lever to which the spring unit attaches. We'll see.

I tell you, it was the funniest thing. I knew it was neither the master nor slave because the clutch still disengages and engages as it should. On top of that, clearly pressure was being built up and holding since the pedal would *POP* back when it finally would release from its snag. The one time when it stayed on the floor, all I had to do was reach down and bump it and it popped right back up, no need to pull it up at all. My worst fear was that it was the release lever in the bell housing hanging up for some reason and that I would have to pull all of that apart.

Peckster

Watch what those crazy kids are doing at the olympics, it might motivate you to try the in-car head stand!

Manning

What do you me try, I have been doing that. I'm 6'5" tall and 205lbs, so it's not an easy feat, let me tell you.

Peckster

6'5"? Yes Mr. Manning!

Not easy for six footers either.

KuHL 951

Michael.
I drove the 83 for 6 months not realizing there was no clutch return spring at the very top of the pedal; I'm not talking about the force equalizing spring on the rod. I never knew it was missing until I did the master/slave replacement. Mine used to bind at it's full extension similar to yours until I put a new spring and adjusted the pedal freeplay. Sounds like yours is more of a pivot wear problem but you might also look for that spring at the top, can't hurt although getting that thing on will definetly hurt...I now know why they changed the steering wheel/leg clearance in 85. 6'5" Good Luck!

Steve

84black944

I noticed the same problem on my 84 944 when i rebuilt the slave cylinder. When i would push the clutch down it would stay on the floor, so after pushing and pulling on the clutch pedal a while and bleeding the system it was fine.

Dilberto

Could be a binding return spring. The pedals have one-way springs each- for depressing, and quick return. I just removed the return spring, because the slave cylinder pressure is adequate enough to quickly recoil the pedal, if no air, or leaks exist.

Zach

Tremelune

The world needs more digital cameras.

theedge

The in car headstand isnt all that bad. Once youre in there its kinda comfy in a warped way.