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Anonymous Posted on Jan 03, 2011

The clutch pedal dropped to the floor....was no smell of burnibg clutch, just lost pressure..no fluid leaking and resevior is full. replaced slave cylinder and line 3 years ago and rebuilt master cylinder 6 years ago...everything seems to be intact. whats wrong with it..thanks

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The clutch pedal assembly made of ABS plastic has a small lip holding clutch master cylinder. If the lip breaks, your clutch master cylinder assembly will shoot away from firewall & your clutch pedal will drop to the floor. Usually you will hear a loud bang when it breaks while depressing the clutch pedal. You can purchase the clutch master cylinder assembly with aftermarket & it looks just like the GM brand only over $100 cheaper. The Clutch pedakl assembly cost aprox $85.00 at a GM dealer. Bought mine online for $65.00 Org. GM part. Be aware removing & replacing the clutch pedal assembly is a real pain as theirs limited sight & room to work under the dash

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Broken linkage, or the clutch itself has failed.

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