Technical Poorly Clutch :(

[Alleycat]

Franco has been having problems just recently involving the clutch pedal.
It has on two occasions stayed compressed down to about an inch off the floor after pressing it, however after getting my foot under it and lifting it it has behaved normally on both these occasions.
I thought maybe it was just the pedal getting stuck on something so thought not a lot of it.

However today, when I got in the car the clutch was compressed to an inch off the floorwithout me having pressed it down before, and it wouldn't move back up. It still acts as a clutch in a way, but you can just tell something isn't right with it.

Any ideas anyone? I think its going to be expensive

Thanks in advance
Becca x

 

[svcglobal]

Just for the records, got Franco hydraulic or mechanical clutch actuator?

 

[Alleycat]

Thanks for your quick reply ! I am unsure though, is there any way I can find out this?

 

[maddogmorg]

sounds like a new slave cylinder is needed.

easy way to check is to look at the top of the gearbox. don't know what a cable looks like on a tipo, but imagine it'd be fairly obvious?

 

[Trancendental]

Does seem like the Hydraulic Cylinder has or is failing. Slave Cylinder is about £30 if I remember correctly and fitting it ls less than an hours work. I think it is underneath the battery or near abouts.

 

[Alleycat]

Thanks all for your help Franco does need a new slave cylinder, found a pool of liquid under him yesterday afternoon and the seals on each end of it appear to be leaking. A mechanic friend tells me they usually go to the car being left standing, which does make sense as it had been stood two years when I got it, stood a lot of last year due to illness and a lot of this year due to injury lol!
Done a bit of research and have decided to call Platts as it seems main dealer is the cheapest place to get these sorts of parts from (as usual, I love Fiat )
Was quoted £50 from the local car parts place
I'll let you all know how I get on, thanks again for the help
Becca

 

[Hellcat]

should be closer to £30.

 

[Alleycat]

Platts quoted £35, though been on the phone to a friend at Potteries Motor Factors and they want £25 sold!
Going to have a look at it see if I think i'll be able to do it myself, though likely will get a friend to fit it it's a push on one as opposed to a screw on one, don't know if that makes any difference..

 

[Hellcat]

push on...?

what pushes onto what?

 

[bluejohn125]

Yeah, make sure you get the right type as there are different designs. Should be a very straightforward fix.

You can probably help your mate fit it by pumping the pedal while he's bleeding the system...

 

[dazzo666]

push on...?

what pushes onto what?

Its sounds like one of those with the C'Clip and not the bolted on type....