Clutch pedal stuck to the floor

[Yoann01ST]

Well, guess what happened to my fiesta ST yesterday lol ?!

I just parked my car at home in reverse when the clutch pedal got stuck to the floor. Impossible to go in neutral or any gear. One week before they can do a diagnosis since all the workshops around are overbooked. Two weeks to wait before any repair can be done on the car.
The clutch cable probably broke.
The tow truck comes this morning to pick up the car and send it to the nearest Ford dealership.

I'll update you when the car is fixed.

 

[TDavis]

Well, guess what happened to my fiesta ST yesterday lol ?!

I just parked my car at home in reverse when the clutch pedal got stuck to the floor. Impossible to go in neutral or any gear. One week before they can do a diagnosis since all the workshops around are overbooked. Two weeks to wait before any repair can be done on the car.
The clutch cable probably broke.
The tow truck comes this morning to pick up the car and send it to the nearest Ford dealership.

I'll update you when the car is fixed.

These cars are hydraulic. There is no cable for the clutch.

 

[SteveS]

Stuck and you couldn't pull it back up? Typically the problem is the slave cylinder gets sticky, but you can pull it back up, even with your foot while driving, and it can go on for quite a long time intermittently before you have to fix it.

 

[Yoann01ST]

These cars are hydraulic. There is no cable for the clutch.

Really ? Ok, you learned me something. I thought it was just a cable.

 

[Yoann01ST]

Stuck and you couldn't pull it back up? Typically the problem is the slave cylinder gets sticky, but you can pull it back up, even with your foot while driving, and it can go on for quite a long time intermittently before you have to fix it.

I could pull it back up but when i barely push it, it goes straight down to the floor. I also couldn't change any gear with the engine turned on.
Do you know how much it costs to replace the slave cylinder ? I just got my car towed to the Ford dealership but they can't take a look until next week.

 

[M-Sport fan]

What model year is the car, how many miles/km on it, and has the brake and clutch hydraulic fluid system ever been flushed out and fluid replaced??

 

[Yoann01ST]

It's a 2014 model year with 90,000 miles. But i dont think the brake or clutch fluid has ever been replaced.

 

[SteveS]

I could pull it back up but when i barely push it, it goes straight down to the floor. I also couldn't change any gear with the engine turned on.
Do you know how much it costs to replace the slave cylinder ? I just got my car towed to the Ford dealership but they can't take a look until next week.

The cost to replace the slave cylinder is the same as to change the clutch. The transmission has to come out (the slave cylinder is inside the transmission case) so while you're paying for that you might as well change the clutch (and vice versa) and you should also get a clutch and brake fluid flush and fill. At that point if you really want to go all out you spend another $150 on a new clutch pedal which is also the master cylinder.

 

[Yoann01ST]

The cost to replace the slave cylinder is the same as to change the clutch. The transmission has to come out (the slave cylinder is inside the transmission case) so while you're paying for that you might as well change the clutch (and vice versa) and you should also get a clutch and brake fluid flush and fill. At that point if you really want to go all out you spend another $150 on a new clutch pedal which is also the master cylinder.

The thing is that the previous owner had the clutch replaced early this year. So it probably needs 'only' a new slave cylinder, maybe also a master cylinder and a fluid flush.
I'll see what they suggest and how much they ask.

 

[SteveS]

The thing is that the previous owner had the clutch replaced early this year. So it probably needs 'only' a new slave cylinder, maybe also a master cylinder and a fluid flush.
I'll see what they suggest and how much they ask.

Did the PO do the work himself? If it was done at a shop replacing the clutch and not the slave cylinder at the same time is practically criminal. It's a $100 part on what could be over a $1000 job depending on the shop.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Did the PO do the work himself? If it was done at a shop replacing the clutch and not the slave cylinder at the same time is practically criminal. It's a $100 part on what could be over a $1000 job depending on the shop.

The same could be said of the 'criminality' of not flushing out at least the clutch hydraulic system at the same time as the clutch change, if not the brake system as well.