How To Fix a Dead Clutch Pedal
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Published 2021-06-18
In this video I show you, not only how to fix this issue, but also how to drive the vehicle just enough to get it to safety.
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All Comments (21)
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I have to confess I have not watched ETCG for a while but used to all the time, but, SO HAPPY to see him at 1.58 Million subs! I love seeing long-term YouTubers plugging away over years!
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On my mother , thank you sir for still making videos !! Just watched two different videos that were uploaded 10 whole a** years apart. And now my clutchs fixed 😂🤟🏼🙏🏼
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As someone that has done this job on 07 accords.. My original broke the same way.. Blown out fastener. Replaced it with an autozone special that lasted 2 years.. Replaced again with the az special and failed again in 3 months.. Replaced again but with a genuine honda and all good again. That retainer U shaped clip is original by the way.
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I drove a bread truck for years. I’ve driven a whole bread route with a broken clutch cable by parking in granny-1st & using the starter to get it moving. Most people don’t know you can do that…but most people can’t drive a manual!
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This is nearly word for word how my uncle taught me to limp a dead clutch/clutch cable many years ago. :)) Neat.
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Hi Eric. Had an 02 CRV stick. Replaced the master. Struggled to get the line completely purged then ran across in small print in the official Honda service manual something like:"if clutch is still out of adjustment after bleeding lines and adjusting master cylinder, place a wood block behind the slave cylinder to prevent movement then bleed the lines" . Shazzam - that was the problem: a tiny bubble of air would get downstream from the bleeder valve if the cylinder wasn't blocked when bleeding.
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This reminds me of a night in Stetsonville, WI. Going to the in-laws middle of the night with the wife and kids and the hydraulic clutch won't work in my 1991 Pathfinder. Did the same thing to get us there and sure enough the slave cylinder was leaking like a sieve. That was under warranty. Got it replaced and it lasted until the truck was crushed at 260,000 miles Great video.
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Very interesting to watch and learn but not attempt myself without pro guidance next to me. Hats off to you Eric, brave soul that you are!!!
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My clutch died on me tonight and I have been nonstop searching the Internet for help on what's wrong and how to fix it. While diagnosing it, I noticed that a part had a screw fail but I didn't know what the part was or if it was why my clutch failed. This video has almost the exact same engine and failure which made it so easy to understand. You are a life saver. Thank you.
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I always enjoy your videos Eric, just to learn a little bit more. A guy can never know too much! Cheers, and Thank you !
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Wow didn't know the starter was powerful enough to start the engine in gear on the ground! Definitely useful. I damaged my strap when I used another car to tow the defective car even over a very short distance previously.
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I'm glad you didn't resolve the problem and left it in. It was great to see you calmly explain next steps at a point where I'd be hucking auto parts across my lawn in frustration.
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9:32 "I recommend cleaning it up before insertion. It should go in alot easier" - ETCG, 2021 All jokes aside, great video!
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1:00 That is a great trick for anyone that drives a manual. When my clutch gave out on me in traffic, I was able put the car in gear with the engine off. This allowed me to limp the car off the main road into a nearby parking space and wait for a tow truck. Totally saved me from causing a huge traffic nightmare.
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Thanks for sharing Eric. Stay safe and well Artie 😊🙏
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Thanks Eric!, You just gave me the clue (at the end of the video)as to why I have an intermittent pedal problem, replaced the slave recently, the master a couple years ago. I know that at least one of the clutch springs is broken because of a knock during quick acceleration or gas on, gas off. thanks for the tip! getting a heavy duty clutch installed asap.
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Hi Eric! I use a smaller version of one of those fluid extractors daily on Harleys and after i suck as much of the air out as it can, i release the vacuum from the tool line and then do another couple of old school bleedings. The tool doesn't suck all the air out all the time but is perfect to prime the hole system or to replace the fluid much faster.
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Great video! After driving stick for so long, idk why it took me so long to remember to turn it off before shifting after my pedal did the same. Thanks for the help
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Had a new clutch put in… changed the master and slave a month later.. since then I can’t get into first Gear or R from a stop.. if I rev the car while pressuring for 1st gear it will fall in.. or if I hold the pedal for 5-6 seconds it will fall into gear… I’m convinced it’s air in the system being introduced somehow.. but I’ve tried bleeding 101 different ways.. always seem to have air in the system.. never let the master empty.. garage wants a new clutch… I’m convinced it’s air… thoughts?
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Cheers and happy new year. I'm about to try this on my 97 EK hatch. Symptoms look the same. Barely made it home!
