Clutch Pedal Sometimes Sticks To Floor

Diagnosing a clutch pedal on the floor due to failed release bearing.

Clutch pedal sometimes sticks to floor. Open the bleeder screw and have an assistant press the clutch pedal to the floor. Clutch pedals that go from the rest position to full engagement but stay on the floor and don t spring back up. A clutch pedal is made for the driver to release the clutch and engage the clutch. Mine did this in traffic long journeys really badly all the way to the floor sometimes.

Preparing the vehicle to check the clutch pedal for a failed release bearing. If the pedal must be raised off of the floor most of the way up before it engages or can be disengaged by pushing the pedal just a short distance then the clutch is severely worn and needs replacement. If the clutch pedal disengages half way to the floor or more it is fine. Cured the problem and its never happened since.

As mentioned above try this before buy spare parts. Make sure the clutch master cylinder is filled with brake fluid. Replacing the cable will allow you to engage the clutch and change gears once more. Every single time this happened i would not be able to go into gear.

I would have to pop the clutch back up with my foot. You could damage the clutch the clutch fork or the transmission. Part 1 of 4. Common reasons for this to happen.

The most common reason to have a clutch pedal that goes all the way to the floor is a broken clutch cable this is extremely common particularly on older cars. This is true only after making sure that the clutch slave circuit is. During hard accel shifting the clutch would stick to the floor and not come back up usually in 2nd or 3rd. Do not attempt to start the engine and drive the vehicle with the clutch pedal stuck all the way to the floor.

Slowly release the clutch pedal to its fullest extension and recheck the reservoir fluid level. On my way home from work today my clutch pedal started to stick about halfway when i lift my foot off.