Since buying my '97 GQ two years ago I've found that the clutch pedal needs to be all the way to the floor before it'll disengage enough to put it into gear. It's usually difficult to get it into 1st from a standstill so I've got in the habit of selecting 1st just before I get to a complete stop and hold it in while I sit at the lights.
I've tried some basic tests: It doesn't slip under load, that's snatching a car up a hill offroad, starting the car uphill (stalls) and under heavy acceleration it can slot straight into the next gear up. I can start driving away in 4th and it doesn't shudder in reverse uphill so I figure the clutch itself is in decent shape.
I've bled the system, including the slave, and I think I've got all the bubbles (and scunge) out of it. The bleed screw on the slave cylinder needed to be removed since it was completely blocked with rust. Managed to clear that fine. The master cylinder did have a bad leak only a couple of months after I got it so I figure that the vacuum booster must be worn too and be leaking. Perhaps not enough pressure to move the clutch fork enough??
What do you think fellas, my instinct sound right to you? I'm thinking of chasing down a 2nd hand vacuum booster but before I hand over the dosh I thought I should see if there are some other common issues that it could otherwise be.
I've tried some basic tests: It doesn't slip under load, that's snatching a car up a hill offroad, starting the car uphill (stalls) and under heavy acceleration it can slot straight into the next gear up. I can start driving away in 4th and it doesn't shudder in reverse uphill so I figure the clutch itself is in decent shape.
I've bled the system, including the slave, and I think I've got all the bubbles (and scunge) out of it. The bleed screw on the slave cylinder needed to be removed since it was completely blocked with rust. Managed to clear that fine. The master cylinder did have a bad leak only a couple of months after I got it so I figure that the vacuum booster must be worn too and be leaking. Perhaps not enough pressure to move the clutch fork enough??
What do you think fellas, my instinct sound right to you? I'm thinking of chasing down a 2nd hand vacuum booster but before I hand over the dosh I thought I should see if there are some other common issues that it could otherwise be.