Cutch Dead, stuck on side of road

[945speed]

Well was driving into work today about 3:45am this morning and it was probably bout 30 degrees outside. I went around a turn went to put it in 2nd and the clutch started pushing in and then all of a sudden lost all pressure. So it wouldnt come out of 3rd and this happened in the past one other time and I just sat there and kept pushing the clutch in and out and eventually it got its pressure back and started engaging again. Well this time it didnt and I eventually just stalled to a stop. So i sat there and kept pushing it in and out to no avail. So I had to abandon it and getta ride to work. So Im waiting on a friend with a trailer to come help me get it back to my house. Any one have any suggestions on what it might be? It had a clutch replacement approx 5k miles ago. I was told that supposedly there could just be air in the line and it needs to be bleed? I was really hoping it isn't the throwout bearing or something else pricey. Any help or suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Thanks, Mike

 

[Bruces expo]

Wow sorry to hear this happen , happened to my friend with a vw car , turned out his clutch line went bad and could not tell unless it was removed , hope you get it back going soon !!

 

[///Manuel]

Looks like the slave went out or that you ran out of fluid?
How does the pedal feel?

 

[945speed]

No it has fluid , but the pedal is completely soft no feedback what so ever.

 

[mr cribb]

Did you replace the slave when you had the clutch replaced?

 

[carboncanyon]

Time to learn how to drive a truck and slip shift it!

Other than 1st gear, I almost never use my clutch to shift. And no, I dont mean power shifting like a drag car either.

Its a lot like driving an old truck with no syncos where you had to double clutch to get into the next gear (especially down shifting).

Put your rig in first gear with the engine off. Press in the clutch to engage the clutch safety switch and start the vehicle. It will instantly start moving, so you better make sure your path is clear!

Accelerate. Shifting up is easy. With no load on the motor (cruising, or maintaining speed), just simply pull it out of first, let off the throttle and give the shifter a little pressure into second while the engine RPMs drop. When they match, it will drop right into second. Now accelerate again.

Same for 3rd on up.

To downshift, you put the shifter into neutral, give the throttle a little blip to raise the RPMs, and as they start falling again, press the shifter into the lower gear. If you did it right, it will mesh right in. If you didnt do it right, it will grind like hell! Just pull back and repeat.

In an emergency, this will get you home, or off the road. You learn really fast to time your speed to match intersections and stop lights.

I can actually come to a complete stop in 1st gear at a 4-way intersection, almost stall the engine, and then move on. Its hell on the pressure plate springs tho. Not something you want to do regularly.

This is how your grand daddy used to drive before them new fangled syncros came around!

 

[wantdeath]

i agree with the post above. if your clutch still has pressure, just sync the motor speed with the gears. its alot easier than it sounds. i had to do it before on an older car with a clutch cable, when it snapped. i got home and installed a new cable. but in your case, i would try to bleed it, and if that doesnt work then check your slave and line.

 

[945speed]

Im not sure if the slave was replaced or not, I was told it was replaced with a jasper tranny and clutch at the same time. This was done before i purchased it from a family member so I'd like to believe what they had said. I'll have to try that advice cause thanks to my great friends, it's still sitting on the side of the road (lucky me). But yeah the clutch has no pressure. Im gonna give that a shot to get it home. It is only a 4 minute drive or so away from where i live.

 

[wantdeath]

i meant if the clutch has good pressure/friction, not the clutch pedal. sorry to confuse you.

 

[westfield]

Sounds like your slave cylinder or master cylinder or both have gone south....With the age of the truck and if those two components have never been replaced, it might be a good idea to do that and then to a thorough bleeding.

 

[945speed]

Master cylinder was replaced 1 month ago (ironically along with 3 brake lines), but it turns out it ended up draining all the clutch fluid by the time i haD came back and i filled it back up and just kept an eye on it for two day, refilling it once a day to get around temporarily. Just hoping maybe slight leak? well today i try to drive it home from work and it immediately dumped all fluid i put in it, tried again and saw the hard line from slave cylinder down to clutch is ruptured. So its going to have to be replaced. Any one know how much of a pain in the ass thats gonna be?