164 Clutch Pedal trubbles

[Mel Odious <doskow@domain.elided>]

Hi!
    My clutch pedal (on 164Q) was getting a large dead area where
    after releasing it it wouldn't come all the way back up, unless
    popped back with my foot.  the clutch still operated OK, but
    the pedal would need to be pushed all the way down in order
    to disengage the clutch enough to shift, especially into 1rst
    or reverse.  Bleeding the system didn't help, & the pedal wouldn't
    return by itself at all during that procedure.
    Replacint the Master cylinder (called the Pump in the manuals)
    just over the driver's left knee fixed it quite satisfactorily.

    Co-incidently during this repair, the other car (194L) clutch
    pedal stuck to the floor a couple of times, but this problem was
    way more obvious, unlike the other car, here the level had gone
    down in the reservoir, & the slave cylinder (on the clutch housing)
    had lost fluid.  replacing that cylinder fixed that one.

jak  bloomington in
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