Floored my clutch - could it be the master or the clutch itself?

[Hauer]

I stepped on my clutch on a regular drive and felt a pop/thud sorta sensation and the clutch pedal is floored. I was able to bang it into the gears and take it home, that night i touched the clutch it felt like it was right against the floor at the back. Today I touched it and it feels like maybe a inch or so of give, but I may just be tripping because the clutch still is pretty far back.. it squeeks everytime I press it.. it was squeeking before I ruined it too but now its hella loud.

I was thinking, if i was able to bang it in gear, maybe its not the clutch itself? I checked all the reservoirs and only the brake resevoir was a bit low (about 1cm under max) ..the smaller one next to it appeared to be over max... could this be a sign that my master cylinder is the reason why my clutch pedal is floored?

[nimblestix]

something like this happened to me in my 91 sonoma, i believe it was the pressure plate.
This happened about 6 years ago so i cant remember exactly if the pedal fell to the floor or not. I think it did. If i remember correctly it felt like snapping a clutch cable even though it was hydro.
GL in your searches.

[cschepp]

Holy crap you hasn't posted in forever! I guess you still had the old Gtr. Do you happen to has it up for sale right now?

Anyways it should be the clutch master giving you your hassle. If you need one I'll give you s good deal

[Hauer]

I was selling it at one point right, around the time I got it.. but thankfully I landed another job and got to pay it off. I've just been collecting parts for the car - I havent actually put anything into the car other than replacing a few burnt out bulbs. I don't think I'll be letting go of it - it's payed off.. slowley looking to restore it, take out dings here n there and whatnot.. but back to the problem, I was told by another tech that the pressure plate was on it's way out - any idea on how to rule out if the master is the issue before having to take tranny down and remove the clutch?

[Silbee]

Im not really a skyline guy yet im converting, Have someone depress the clutch and check the slave cylinder for movement if its moving you can rule out the master. Did you hear any rattling around when it broke? it sounds like maybe you busted off the fingers on the pressure plate.

[Shane_Sawatzki]

aftermarket clutch? stock clutch fork?

Sounds like you might have broke the clutch fork

[bellis_GTR]

My clutch went to the ground after I dropped some friends off. I go to put it in reverse and clutch went to the floor and I was stuck in reverse. Had to get my friends to push the car to start it up and left it in 3rd all the way home. I went threw so many red lights. Bad choice but at least it was at 4am.

Anyways ended up finding out it was the salve. Got that changed and its been working great since. Is your brake/clutch fluid black and sparkly kinda? Pull out the clutch with your hands and push it up and down and check for leaks.

[Hauer]

This morning I turned the car on for the first time after having the issue, i tugged on the clutch pedal out of frustration and it felt like I snapped something while getting it back into place (wasn't a very hard tug, surprised it came back) but now it's just loose and when i pushed on it, it didn't feel like the clutch was working rather just a broken peice of pedal moving back n forth.. I'm not too sure of what sort of clutch the previous owner had installed in the car, I havent dismounted the tranny yet. my brake fluid resevoir seems clean, I can post pics if it helps.. the smaller resevoir to the right of it is more of a deeper grey colour, the one that looks directly connected to the master - will post pics shortly

Thanks for all the help guys

[Hauer]

not sure why the pics aren't showing, I've created an orkut account to upload pics and copy links, heres a direct link the the album http://www.orkut.com/Main#AlbumList?...41816678660571

[danwit]

Dude take a look under your dash at the clutch bracket itself. The way you described how it broke sounds like the bracket snapped. If its all good, and your slave cylinder is moving the clutch fork properly my next thought would be broken springs on the clutch plate. Its worth the look, if hate to hear ya took out the tranny only to find it wasnt the problem.

[Hauer]

i think you may be right, i was checking it out and i saw the right side of the metal bracket that holds the mechanisim (the curved side) didn't seem to look right.. Is there a DIY on the bracket so I can see how a proper one is supposed to look? it's a really tight space I wasn't able to confirm if it was the issue but I did slice my finger rather easily and it does look promising.. I did a net search and found a couple of nismo strenthened brackets that didn't look like mine, anyone got pics of a stock one?


***after messing around for a while I think it's definitely broken on the right side, anyone got a step-by-step on replacing or should I just jump into it, I see 2 12's or 14's holding it to the body of the car, the rest of the mechanism is really hard to see.. downloaded the manual, going to search through to see if I can find the correct page

[fast_freddie]

This just happened to me as I came out of aircare of all places, got it home only to find that one side of the bracket had broken, to do a re and re is only about an hour. Took mine off and re welded the bracket. The strengthened bracket has welds running all the way down instead of the two spot welds, feels great now.... its simple to remove as well....

[danwit]

Lol happened to me too. Unbolt the clutch master cylinder and pull it off the studs. Now get uder the dash (laying on your back helps) and pull the little clip holding the push rod to the pedal. Then theres a 12mm bolt right up at the top of the bracket. Weasle the bracket out and your done. Easy job just an awkward workspace.

[Hauer]

the broken side of the bracket is getting in the way of the second 12mm holding it to the body... you guys think it'd be best if i just dismantled the pedal itself so i've got some room to work with? lol I can barely fit my socket on it, tried but for the life of me couldnt get any of my rachets to then go onto the socket!

[danwit]

I used a 1/4" extension. And if i remember right its got a phillips head on it to? Might be easier with a screwdriver. Try to weasle it between the spring if ya can. Or unlatch the spring off the pedal might give ya more room to play with.