My friend contacted me with a weird issue with his Subaru wagon. It's a 2011 Impreza, 2.5, with a manual transmission. He limped it into his driveway, but it's not driveable now.
The clutch pedal goes down to the floor, and won't come back on its own. It can be pulled back by hand.
We bled the hydraulic system, both at the clutch slave cylinder (thank you, Subaru, for putting it up top!) and the clutch master cylinder.
The fluid is a lot cleaner now, but there's been no improvement in operation. The gear lever still can't be shifted into gear with the clutch pedal depressed.
The rod coming out of the slave cylinder does move out against the lever when the clutch pedal is depressed. Is it enough, though? I don't know.
When I push slightly against that lever by hand, with engine idling in neutral, I can hear a grinding noise starting.
I presume there is a problem with the clutch's hydraulic system, or else the pedal wouldn't stay depressed. If the clutch master or slave cylinder failed internally, would that cause these symptoms?
Thanks all - I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on this!
The clutch pedal goes down to the floor, and won't come back on its own. It can be pulled back by hand.
We bled the hydraulic system, both at the clutch slave cylinder (thank you, Subaru, for putting it up top!) and the clutch master cylinder.
The fluid is a lot cleaner now, but there's been no improvement in operation. The gear lever still can't be shifted into gear with the clutch pedal depressed.
The rod coming out of the slave cylinder does move out against the lever when the clutch pedal is depressed. Is it enough, though? I don't know.
When I push slightly against that lever by hand, with engine idling in neutral, I can hear a grinding noise starting.
I presume there is a problem with the clutch's hydraulic system, or else the pedal wouldn't stay depressed. If the clutch master or slave cylinder failed internally, would that cause these symptoms?
Thanks all - I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on this!
Last edited: