Car braked when clutch depressed????
03-02-2002, 12:53 AM
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Car braked when clutch depressed????
I had a strange thing happen this week, and I was wondering if anyone else ever had it happen. I have a new 2002 Z06,and as I was downshifting, gearshift was in neutral, and clutch depressed, all of a sudden the car acted as though someone had pulled the emergency brake. I shook the gear shift to make sure it was in neutral, it was. I checked the emergency brake...down. I then decided to let out the clutch, and when I did the car started freewheeling like it should (felt like I'd just taken my foot off the brake). I then pushed the clutch back in and the brake went on again. After doing this a few times (and traffic starting to back up behind me!), I decided to put the gearhshift into gear as though I were just completing the downshift, and let out the clutch. Voila, it was now normal again and I continued my journey. I've never had it happen since.
Anyone have any idea what the heck happened? Really spooky!
Anyone have any idea what the heck happened? Really spooky!
03-02-2002, 10:01 AM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (ebluezguy)
Not that I will be able to help, but did you get any error codes or messages on your DIC when this happened. :confused: :confused:
03-02-2002, 04:14 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (ebluezguy)
I remember reading something on this forum about problems with the power brake booster, but I believe this was on older cars. :confused:
Maybe yours has the same kind of problem?
Maybe yours has the same kind of problem?
03-02-2002, 05:05 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (ebluezguy)
sounds strange, I have never had that happen to me. :(
vetterdstr :cheers:
vetterdstr :cheers:
03-02-2002, 05:59 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (ebluezguy)
ebluezguy,
For the life of me I cannot make a connection between the clutch and the brake behaving as you described. Until someone does tell us, here is what I think happened:
I think that you were on the brake pedal the whole time. Yes the car can be shifted into gear without the clutch. ;)
Think of all the cases of unintended acceleration that we've read about in the news. In many of those cases the cars have been checked by experts and the conclusinon is that the driver was on the accerlerator when he thought he was on the brake. :yesnod:
Hope the above is the solution, otherwise.....pretty strange problem.
Good luck.
Mark
For the life of me I cannot make a connection between the clutch and the brake behaving as you described. Until someone does tell us, here is what I think happened:
I think that you were on the brake pedal the whole time. Yes the car can be shifted into gear without the clutch. ;)
Think of all the cases of unintended acceleration that we've read about in the news. In many of those cases the cars have been checked by experts and the conclusinon is that the driver was on the accerlerator when he thought he was on the brake. :yesnod:
Hope the above is the solution, otherwise.....pretty strange problem.
Good luck.
Mark
03-04-2002, 07:15 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (ebluezguy)
Look real close at the design on the pedals. Notice how the brake pedal linkage comes down right beside the clutch linkage, then curves towards the center of the car. I have a size 13 foot and if I get just a little too much toe over the top of the clutch pedal it catches on the brake linkage causing exactly the condition you describe. Was kinda scary the first time it happened.
03-04-2002, 08:53 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (Icebear)
Look real close at the design on the pedals. Notice how the brake pedal linkage comes down right beside the clutch linkage, then curves towards the center of the car. I have a size 13 foot and if I get just a little too much toe over the top of the clutch pedal it catches on the brake linkage causing exactly the condition you describe. Was kinda scary the first time it happened.
03-04-2002, 09:28 PM
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Re: Car braked when clutch depressed???? (Icebear)
Look real close at the design on the pedals. Notice how the brake pedal linkage comes down right beside the clutch linkage, then curves towards the center of the car. I have a size 13 foot and if I get just a little too much toe over the top of the clutch pedal it catches on the brake linkage causing exactly the condition you describe. Was kinda scary the first time it happened.
But, you know what they say? Big feet - Big DIC! :lol: