Nep-vette

my clutch doesnt work at all. can only start the car but feels like there is not hydraulic at all. the clutch just goes all the way to the end and i have to pull it out. any suggestions whats wrong??

VET4LES

Have you checked the Dot 4 fluid reservoir?

Nep-vette

i checked the clutch master and there was fluid remaining more than half. do i have to change the hydraulic??

RoadkingC6

First thing to do search the forum for the Ranger Method, easy fix if that's the problem.

VET4LES

Yes. It's a simple process. Make sure you have a new container of Dot 4 brake fluid. Do a search for the Ranger method and do it until the fluid is clear.

Gary '09 C6

...and keep the clutch reservoir full, and change the fluid whenever it starts to turn color (no longer clear).

Nep-vette

it was runninf pretty well and the clutch suddenly got stuck in and no hydraulic power. does that happen often??

RoadkingC6

No, I have never had it happen to mine, did the Ranger method about 2 years ago as a preventive maintenance and no issues.

Gary '09 C6

I'm not sure this happens "often," but there have been several reports/threads of failed clutch master cylinders or clutch slave cylinders...
do a search and you should find them.

The clutch hydraulic fluid gets dirty quickly, because the seals at the slave cylinder let clutch dust past the same and the fluid gets
contaminated, turning darker over time. If you have no hydraulic response, maybe one of two these parts failed ?

So far so good with mine as well...

Nep-vette

do you think i the clutch will work if i do ranger method??

Gary '09 C6

as both RoadkingC6 and VET4LES have suggested, it's certainly the first place to start...


also, there is a small spring at the pedal mechanism to assist with the pedal return...sometimes this spring pops out.

SlowvetteLS3

This happened to me, had to get a new master cylinder. Hopefully you can fix yours just by swapping fluid.

ttx350z

I just had this happen to me during an autocross event on Saturday. I had the exact same issue as you. The Ranger method did nothing for me.

I removed the master cylinder and took it apart and found the cup seal had come off of the piston. Please check out my thread as this may relate to you.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-returned.html

Dano523

Dirty clutch fluid and missing clutch pedal spring would be the first things to check since they are cheap to correct,

but short of that,


Then could anything from a bad master cylinder, clogged coupling or lines, bad slave cylinder, or the clutch cooked.

GARYFINN

Somebody wasn't doing the Ranger Method Again

AORoads

That's probably true, but then again, he just joined CF. So, if he didn't know the Ranger method before, he hopefully will now.