The Clutch Pedal Slams To the Floor!

[@notsureigaf]

Had this happen on my 240SX many moons ago, limped it home and found the slave cyl blown out. Installed new one, blew immediately. Swapped that with another, also blew out immediately. Figured out the pivot ball for the release fork snapped off. Trans had to come off, $600 job for a $10 part. Man, that sucked.

[@bwame]

My slave cylinder died on my first car, a 1990 Geo Prizm hatchback, while stopped at a busy stoplight. Clutch when straight to the ground. Turned off the car, put it in first, light turned green, turned on the car and went. It was a shitty drive home lol. Loved that little beater of a car.

[@b20teamunknown]

Broke my fork when the clutch when out on one of my Hondas. Couldn't belive how hard it was to find a clutch fork for that car. Luckily a shop I used to hang UT at had one laying around for whatever random reason.

[@justintime5375]

Had the exact same thing happen when i had a 91 240sx , I did it myself but it sucked pulling the trans immediately back out.

[@boblouis972]

Had the same happen to my 03’ 350z when I first got it, went to do a 1-2 shift and pedal went straight to the floor, luckily I was only a mile from the house, so I started it in 3rd and was able to limp her home, 9 hours of work over 2 days getting that transmission of for the first time just to replace a $18 pivot ball, but it’s such a common issue on those they make a chromoly steel replacement

[@boblouis972]

Had the same happen to my 03’ 350z when I first got it, went to do a 1-2 shift and pedal went straight to the floor, luckily I was only a mile from the house, so I started it in 3rd and was able to limp her home, 9 hours of work over 2 days getting that transmission of for the first time just to replace a $18 pivot ball, but it’s such a common issue on those they make a chromoly steel replacement

[@johndeerekid167]

My clutch outlived the rod bearings at 600k km

[@turbobrowar2170]

I thought that 450kkm was a lot to do on one clutch

[@johndeerekid167]

@@turbobrowar2170 not if you drive very little in the city.

[@Ptoki1]

"the extra pedal" lmfao

[@HumbleMechanic]

;)

[@prc7148]

Well.. in america it is an extra pedal😂

[@ForestCounter]

Exactly 😆

[@vuurkoning]

In my country it's called "de embrayage"​@@HumbleMechanic

[@DarkAttack14]

My first thought was it ain't extra if you can't drive without it lol... But you also kinda can if you're good at driving stick

[@TravTato]

That happen to me, problem fixed by replacing the clutch master cylinder.

[@Warkilla007]

What about the slave cylinder

[@edgarbatista1856]

how you did it

[@Rlip]

That’s a sweet looking vr6!

[@thejoneseys]

I do love a MK4 Golf!

[@RETMTM]

We all all know what that STUUU TUTUTUTU noise was... Ain't fooling us 😉 #BOV

[@747simmer4]

if only it had a turbo

[@thecoolguy9364]

​@@747simmer4 i thought the GTIs had a turbo?

[@747simmer4]

@@thecoolguy9364 they do. but this one is a mk4 gti so i assume it has the vr6

[@TriekMan]

​@@747simmer41.8 turbo 20v

[@747simmer4]

@@TriekMan oh yeaaa, forgot about that

[@viktorfruehauf2690]

That’s the built in turbo, it’s actually a good thing

[@MartinX192]

Its not so much an extra pedal than most cars are missing this essential best feature

[@danielprevratil3149]

Had this happen on my MK4, it was real fun floating gears 40km back home and to my mechanic, he was really surprised that I made and then that I can shift without a clutch haha

[@luistoc7894]

Can you do a tutorial of how you changed the release bearing? I need some help on that

[@garystarks3616]

I love your videos they help me to learn about the vehicles I work on and am passionate about

[@Alex-se3uy]

Love those VR6 gtis

[@otacon5648]

Fantastic and un-noticed sarcasm

[@tonysalazar956]

If that didn't fix it there's a plastic piece called over center spring mount they sell it on ecs tuning they tend to break after awhile it's plastic

[@Jonnesdeknost]

Got a golf 4 too, 385.000km

[@goonygaming3390]

You’re gonna see a lot of these problems

[@ethandanecki7835]

@@goonygaming3390 you have zero idea what ur on about kid😂

[@justussneary19]

Mines at 175k miles, and I just had to get a whole new transmission after my old one blew up

[@uplerr]

@@justussneary19 270k miles on mine, runs like its still 1999. just do the maintenance.

[@fluffand30fps]

My mk4 vr6 used to blow its slave cylinder on the clutch every 5k miles. That sunken peddle brings back so many bad memories of that car😂 still best car I've ever owned

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

Smart to do the chain while in there. That’s another 200k with good maintenance and several years of motoring.

[@inkman6964]

Clutch slave cylinder inside the gearbox is exactly what that is

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

I guess if youre getting at the clutch may as well do them chains too. In my Jetta I'm probably going to put in a clutch while im there doing the chains. Just easier.

[@HumbleMechanic]

100% will be doing chains

[@TestECull]

ALWAYS put a clutch kit in a car whenever you seperate engine from manual trans. You've already gotten access to it you might as well change it while you're in there.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Always? No

[@maxly501]

​@@HumbleMechanicin most cases why not

[@michaelhorsman3380]

Thought it was on belts not chains?

[@-Yurkey]

Yup... My VW Caddy did this, left me stranded in the middle of nowhere 🤗

[@skyalert32]

Happened to me once with my 2015 tsi. It was a defective part so I got it replaced under warranty. Definitely not fun waiting on the side of the road for an hour though.

[@BWalker-yg9en]

I got a free Nissan d21 because the clutch was stuck on the floor and the couple thought it needed a transmission. $11 slave cylinder and I drove it home. It sat in their driveway 10 years because of it.😂

[@jerseyboycustoms]

Lmao as soon as i saw that pedal hit the deck that hard i thought "hey thats a VW" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 such a weirdly specific vw thing. Even in every other vehicles that have had failing clutch systems, ive never quite had them SLAM to the floor board quite like that if at all

[@MirrorCyro]

OBS Ford does that but its just a plastic bushing connected to the pedal right by your feet. $5 replacement too

[@skylined5534]

That's a pedal box issue. Not related.

[@DavidHansen725]

This happened to my 95 VR6 GTI as well. I didn't have any visible links though, so just went ahead and replaced both master and slave cylinders.

[@teamistro5270]

New fear for my MK4

[@Pubgshorts_mushroom]

Thu fluid leaked out completely ,the clutch alave was leaking above the bell housing.

[@dickbutt7854]

I had the o-ring in the clutch bearing assembly on my mk7 fail in the middle of winter, as a massive snowstorm was rolling in. Car had 20,000 miles on it, so I was a little furious.

[@5uhai6]

I miss my mk4 gti.

[@thehidden.756]

Same thing happened to my Mk6 Fiesta.

[@Solvablevoice70]

"The extra pedal" must be the most American thing I've heard all day!

[@OsiDio]

How is that american?

[@skylined5534]

​@@OsiDio How is it not?! 😂

[@t.crox.4577]

Common fault here is a weld breaking on the pedal. Push rod goes right through pedal

[@Latuya-y1n]

If u ever need to make it home emergency while it's off put it in ⚙️ gear 2 or first n turn it on starter will push car forward just don't stop unless u have too because I'll need to repeat it til u get home

[@Nash_Benson]

Same thing happened with my BMW E34 except for it was a line from the fluid reservoir to the clutch master cylinder

[@don2deliver]

So they got rid of the linkage arm that used to strip out in favor of a slave cylinder that fails. Farfrummovin

[@brentsnocomgaming7813]

That happened to me on my mk5 right after I bought it, thankfully it just needed new brake/clutch fluid (they share a reservoir)

[@Warkilla007]

Did the clutch come back ?

[@brentsnocomgaming7813]

@@Warkilla007 25k miles later, clutch is still fine. I even tuned it up to around 300lbft torque and it still holds no problem.

[@Gab-iz8xg]

American said “the extra pedal is doing this” 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@HumbleMechanic]

Some get the joke, some dont

[@meyou7494]

Clutch master cylinder will have to remove Clutch pedal common on the 1.8t

[@darkik7776]

Hey my clutch did this once. Was easy to find the problem because everything broke. the clutch blew into peices and bearing was roast and at pressure plate and flywheel went to shit as well. O don't forget about the clutch slave cylinder as well.

[@alexthfp9553]

My Jetta started doing the same thing I just got rid of it there’s way to many of these cars to be working on them like that

[@lupulflamand5673]

I had the clutch, flywheel and drive shaft replaced on my 99' mk4 golf TDI and it ain't come cheap. Now it's at a body shop to get a new passenger side sill. The rust ate it entirely.

[@amirmajid1366]

Unlucky! Mk4 golf floorpans and sills are usually amazing. I have a '98 mk4 1.4 ahw that has spent it's whole life in the UK. Salt roads and a lot of rain yet there is not a spec of rust on the car.

[@chriswatson2407]

'There Extra Pedal'

[@Pablanguillas]

Your typical GTI with 6 cilinders 😂

[@DatsDone]

Why would you not do a clutch disc and pressure plate when you had the gearbox out. Consider its a GTI owner with a heavy right foot.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Never had it out

[@kamrulhoque7163]

my problem when i had that was my master cylinder for clutch

[@groggysword33]

That noise of the pedal slapping the firewall brings back memories… I had an 89’ prelude, and the brake master cylinder had a leak. It would be random but some days my pedal would do that exact thing if you even tapped it with your toe…

[@gergleshmerf3544]

manual swapped my prelude a few weeks ago! so of course heard this happen a bunch while bleeding the clutch

[@edoardo120]

Isn’t the brake fluid going to remove paint and expose the metal atmospheric agents?

[@tonysalazar956]

Throw out bearing had the same issue on my vr6

[@chaz_bl3731]

Had same problem on a Peugeot 308 checked everything and it turned out pedal had just popped off the end of the master cylinder and clipped it back in good as new

[@Viktor43103]

i have the same but i have brake fluid in the reservoir still no sign of metal in there and it sure doesn't sound like in the movie here. have a vr5a, however, I think it could be in my case the slave cylinder, but I'm a little unsure, what do you think? Best regards Viktor

[@milescarter7803]

Replace when transmission is out. At least quote them for it. Saves money long run

[@skylined5534]

Agreed. Even if it looks fine for what an absolute pain in the ass it is to get to it's worth replacing. Edit: though in this case the bearing to be shimmed is accessed under a cover on the end of the gearbox.

[@arya_amg]

Did he just call a clutch pedal extra pedal? That's soooo American

[@trackingwithcynthia]

Hello, would the master cylinder and slave cylinder giving out be a bigger issue (i.e. clutch could need to be replaced?)

[@HumbleMechanic]

the master is usually separate and near the pedal. The slave/release is often the same part. It really depends on the car.

[@trackingwithcynthia]

@@HumbleMechanic thanks! 🙏

[@sovietsnoopy1449]

Happend to my car recently. Slave was leaking like mad and the clutch fork had snapped. Got those replaced along with the old clutch (80k miles on it) and fixed right up

[@BabyFaceP]

I can smell the interior that car from here. Whole pack of Crayola.

[@abcwe10]

Throw out bearing for regular folks

[@stevenoe6395]

U fixed the input shaft but dint replace the clutch chats crazy. Why wouldn't you have a new cluch when the transmission was out to fix the imput shaft bearing.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Well since the transmission wasn’t out not sure what to tell ya 🤷‍♂️

[@stevenoe6395]

Well unless u fixed the input shapt bearing on the drive shaft side how do u fix shim a pilot bearing without taking out the transmission

[@HumbleMechanic]

It’s on the back side of the transmission. Pop the cover off and fix it

[@ianeric4205]

The clutch master cylinder

[@niki698]

Had it happen to me, shit leaked into the gearbox. Wasn’t worth cleaning anymore

[@vrtxs1938]

My clutch pedal is doing that rn randomly wants to get stuck and loosing pressure randomly I notice my bleeder doesn’t have a cap and something is leaking/spraying around that area

[@No_Budget.Builds]

Damn my good ol toyota got 300,000 miles with not much more than a clutch. Volkswagens get to 200,000 and you need to spend a fortune to rebuild it. Not a good car imo

[@dylanlindsay1993]

im surprised a vw product even made it 200k miles a modern one would of been scrapped like 150k before that

[@Atrociousa3]

Mine went out last week. Just put the new one in last night. Just need to bleed the system

[@TheFallenOne1]

Oh no the clutch pedal fainted. Anyway i had the same issue with my subie. Turns out the line from the pump to the fork release had a leak and i was losing fluid.

[@masonpugh3637]

I've got a 2000 Cabrio and it has a 178000 but the synchronizers went out only have First second third

[@H2kfighter]

This happened to me and it was the slave cylinder so I replaced them both

[@shadyninja1]

I towed a car and my clutch pedal is stuck to the floor. I changed the flywheel, complete clutch system and release bearing early last year with the LUK SYSTEM. Any help.

[@xBlurPx]

"Extra pedal" 😅😅 Rookies

[@parasiteza]

It's funny because my father's Toyota corolla did 1mil miles with no issues whatsoever.

[@Bulmaatthemecca]

I've replaced a throw out bearing on a 350z twice in a year... fucken plastic crap lol

[@takenusername]

I wish I didn’t live in a neighborhood If I had the space to park several cars, I’d own a cheap manual and put all sorts of after market parts in it.

[@JohnSmith-xu7ev]

My tire machine has an extra pedal

[@rob-123]

The stupid plastic push fit pipes also fail on these for the clutch. Was gutted that i had to wait ages for delivery. Why use metal piping with plastic push fittings.

[@bluray4687]

Im currently at 271k miles (433k km) on my clutch on a 2007 honda accord

[@jash6105]

Happened to my brothers b5.5, I think the shop simply replaced his clutch ?

[@abrideforchrist4247]

And you was just in there working on the input shaft bearing ain't that where the brake fluid coming from... Should have put a new slave cylinder in there when you had it out homeboy

[@skylined5534]

The shim in question is under a cover on the END of the gearbox. Shimming the bearing out doesn't require gearbox removal on these.

[@iSlaughter207]

I'm not sure if you'll respond but what should you watch put for on high mile manual transmission cars

[@TechX1320]

I had a 140,000 mile MK4 Jetta, I couldn't put it in the gear anymore, thought it was the slave cylinder or bearing, sold the car to a friend for 500 bucks because I couldn't afford to fix it at the time. When he pulled the transmission off, the pressure plate had three teeth just broken straight off and we're just floating around in the transmission. Have you ever seen this before? He said in all his years doing automotive mechanics, he'd never seen that happen to a pressure plate

[@TrolldaMeir]

had this exact issue at 96000 km in a 2015 gti

[@teodorjovanoski2354]

Of course it does that golf problem 😂😂 (my golf had that problem 3 times)

[@goldendlolig8237]

Or golf has 480k already never got an problem like that...

[@hammy1988]

Could also be that notorious white clip on the pedal the secures the rod. done a few of them 😔

[@brianH45]

My Mk6 TDI did that last year at around 80,000 miles. I did a slight upgrade while I was in there

[@mvlachi]

My 14 Jetta tdi has been sitting like this for about a year now with a cover on it. The pedal goes to the floor, and I can go through the gears while the car is running, without the clutch pedal working

[@jaydehart2170]

Do you have a clutch bleeding video out for the 02m..?

[@humanevolutionmanifesto]

I mean... That's a VW for you! The best 700$ car you can get for 10 000$

[@HumbleMechanic]

Can’t really be too upset at 200k miles

[@humanevolutionmanifesto]

@@HumbleMechanic That is a fair point!

[@rsoss92js]

This is too true. I was looking at little runabout cars a few months ago and Golfs were like 3x the price of everything else comparable. Even other VAG group cars. I never realised how insanely overpriced they are til recently.

[@pvtj0cker]

That is a feature when you switch from manual to automatic mode.

[@hollow34]

Cam chain or timing belt? Either way you need to learn to change gear without the clutch

[@nickahmann6470]

My Mk4 GLI w/ 233miles doesn’t like this video

[@callumcurtis15]

That was the biggest issue i had with my audi a3, had the slave cylinder go and the connection to the master cylinder randomly popped off .

[@richmondvand147]

lol extra pedal

[@Dude_Ness]

how much does something like this cost? ballpark?

[@mathewalkins3598]

Looks like the plastic clip on the pedal has snapped to the master cylinder

[@AK7Woody]

I the amp power wire not going through the firewall!? 😂

[@SpartanZapp]

So you had the transmission out shimming the input shaft bearing and didn't just put in a new clutch and slave cylinder at 200k miles... Or at least try to upsell it as preventive maintenance?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Nope. The shim is back side so no trans out.

[@pickle5051]

It’s probably something you didn’t want to fix when it was originally proposed to you for replacement

[@HumbleMechanic]

You couldn’t be more wrong. 🤷‍♂️

[@dominikkozela9763]

In the States is the GTI a FWD 1.8T or 24V 2.8 VR6? In Europe the GTI is a 1.8T and we also got a 24V 2.8 VR6 4 Motion.

[@Huzaliproductions]

3.2 or not?

[@luistoc7894]

Please I need some advice for a bearing release replacement 😢😢

[@NeilRodríguez-z8k]

Had this happen in a mk4 GTI .. haha shitty little cars 😅

[@100Aces]

200,000 miles? That’s CUTE! My MK4 Golf TDI has 385,000ish miles on the clock! And only it’s second clutch, pressure plate, and throw out bearing.

[@eno88]

The "extra" pedal? Bruh... Americans.