Hi all, I just bought a 2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS 5 speed. Before I bought it a mechanic looked at it and told me the front right axel needed to be replaced due to a torn boot. Took it to a shop in the city and had the axle job done. Picked up the car and was driving it later that day, started fine and was shifting but was in second going to third and clutch pedal wouldn't depress all the way. Was able to get it into 3rd but then popped it in neutral and pulled on to a side street to park. Turned off the car now the clutch is stuck up, will only about a half an inch. Can't start the car because I can't depress the clutch. Any thoughts on what this could be? I doubt they could have done damage while fixing the axle but is that a possibility? Was driving fine before the axle replacement. Any help greatly appreciated!
The axle job should not have caused any problem to develop in the clutch.
I don't see how they could have.
If you can work the slave by hand, it may be a problem with the clutch master cylinder. Maybe the rod from clutch pedal into the master is bent or binding up and won't travel into the master. You could check if master operates easily by taking line off at the slave cylinder (or if not able to remove hose, then open the bleeder valve on slave) and see if your pedal operates now. Use a can to catch fluid if you don't want it to spill on floor. If the pedal still won't move it must be a problem with the master cylinder or the clutch rod.
If the pedal works with line removed, or the bleed valve open, then the release bearing inside the bellhousing must be binding up and not moving forward to engage clutch. (The slave cylinder pushes the clutch fork lever which pushes the release bearing forward on a shaft up against the clutch pressure plate to allow the clutch to operate .If the release bearing is the problem, the transaxle will have to be removed to fix it.
As I said, though, if you can operate the slave and the cllutch lever it pushes with your hand, it doesn't sound like it is binding down there. Check the pedal's push rod going into the master cylinder. Good luck.
Thanks so much for your advice. I may not have been clear with my description of the slave cylinder issue. If I pump the slave cylinder in a few times by hand, I can though get in the car and depress the clutch pedal all the way to the floor but it feels like it's not actually engaging anything and still can't start the car. After it's depressed one time it goes back to being locked in the up position unless I go depress the slave again. Does this sound like anything you have seen? Thanks again for the advice.
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SOURCE: 2000 Hyundai Elantra gear shift stuck in Park.
check for the brake switch if this doesnt work wont release from park if this ok then i will check the shifter cable check for power and ground
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Additional information: If I push the slave cylinder in by hand I can get the clutch pedal to go in one time but then sticks again. Still can't start the car.
Weird is the word, Steven. You may need somebody there to look at it. I think I may have ridden in an Elantra once...never touched a wrench to one, the kiss of death-lol. My backyard experience with hydraulic operated clutches leaves me about as confused as you are right now...the ridiculous part is, it coulld be some really simple thing to check..."feels like it's not engaging..." I'm inclined to say it is or may be your master cylinder not working right, but get a more informed opinion before you get that far. hey, try opening the bleed valve on the slave cylinder. If you can push the pedal down now (fluid should squirt out the bleed valve with each pump, does it?) then the slave cylinder is sticking and bad...maybe it won't even let anything out the bleed valve? And if that's the case, take the line off there or back at the master cylinder, and check for pedal working. Step by step, see, back to the master cylinder. I'm off to eat and watch the Heat trounce Bahston. Later.
Thanks for the help Montehammons and sorry that the Heat game didn't work out quite like you had planned!. Turns out all the hydraulics are working fine. It appears that the rod is pressing against the plate and not returning when the clutch pedal is released. That's why the pedal can't be depressed now because the rod doesn't have any further to go. Looking like a new clutch, unfortunate but could've been worse and I got a pretty good deal on a clutch job. Thanks again for your help!
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