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Clutch frozen, 2000 Miata
My 2000 Miata has been sitting in garage for many months. When I tried
to move it, I found that the clutch pedal is frozen. Steady (but not 100%) force with my foot does not budge clutch pedal. When car is running, clutch does not depress, manual gearshift changes gears, but car does not move. Fluid reservoir is full. Anything I can do at home to get car going, or do I need to have it towed to Mazda repair? Thx. T-L |
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Your description seems to say that the clutch is stuck in the disengaged
position. I don't see how you are going to fix the problem without removing the transmission from the engine. It sounds like the throwout bearing is stuck on the shaft in an unusual position. Usually, you can start a Miata with the clutch in either engaged or disengaged if the tranny is in neutral, and the clutch pedal is pressed in far enough to operate a safety switch, or the safety switch is defeated. You stated that the clutch pedal does not move properly. I would open the bleeder valve at the slave cylinder and try pressing the clutch pedal to the floor. If it moves to the floor, brake fluid will normally squirt out from the open bleeder valve. If the pedal moved to the floor, it sounds like the slave cylinder, linkage to the tranny throwout bearing (Yoke), and the throwout bearing are suspect. The slave cylinder may be stuck as a result of sitting for an extended period of time. In any event, you will need to flush the clutch system and brakes to remove the old water contaminated fluid. "Trent-Lion" > wrote in message ... > My 2000 Miata has been sitting in garage for many months. When I tried > to move it, I found that the clutch pedal is frozen. Steady (but not > 100%) force with my foot does not budge clutch pedal. When car is > running, clutch does not depress, manual gearshift changes gears, but > car does not move. Fluid reservoir is full. > Anything I can do at home to get car going, or do I need to have it > towed to Mazda repair? Thx. > T-L |
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In article <Tn0Be.8611$Eo.8339@fed1read04>,
"Chuck" > wrote: > It sounds like the throwout bearing is > stuck on the shaft in an unusual position. Agreed. I would try whacking the throwout arm/fork with a hammer and see what happens. Don't go crazy and break anything, but you might free it up enough to drive to the shop for further inspection. --- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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>, Lanny Chambers > wrote: > In article <Tn0Be.8611$Eo.8339@fed1read04>, > "Chuck" > wrote: > > > It sounds like the throwout bearing is > > stuck on the shaft in an unusual position. > > Agreed. I would try whacking the throwout arm/fork with a hammer and see > what happens. Don't go crazy and break anything, but you might free it > up enough to drive to the shop for further inspection. > > --- > Lanny Chambers > '94C, St. Louis > http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html Chuck and Lanny, thanks for advice. I will proceed ahead in the general direction you suggest. And will run this car more often in future! T-L |
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