Grrrr...

[mortimersnerd]

Broke down yesterday. Went to shift and the clutch pedal didn't come back up. Was able to coast it into a parking spot, but the car wound up on the back of a wrecker headed for Courtesy Mazda. I'm thinking blown line (didn't see any leaking fluid, however), slave cylinder or master cylinder. Really hoping it isn't a bad clutch, as Mazda is really bad about warrantying them. Frustration, as my car only has 48,000 miles and I'm pretty nice to it. Any other possibilities for stuff wrong or suggestions on dealing with Mazda?

 

[MikeHTally]

When that happened on a Toyota pickup I had years ago, it was the slave cylinder. Hope it works out for you.

 

[meicalnissyen]

When that happened on a Toyota pickup I had years ago, it was the slave cylinder. Hope it works out for you.

Don't get the pedal not returning. the spring should pull it back up. trying to figure how the slave could fail in such a way as to lock its return, but the pedal spring should pull the actuator rod out of the master in any case

 

[Rotus]

I have a friend that used to have that problem with his an older car ('70 Challanger 440 Six Pack). He just got used to sticking his toes under there and pulling the clutch pedal back up, lol.

 

[MikeHTally]

I had a similar thing happen to me in a '61 Vette at the Mecum Auto Auction last month - the owner bailed while the car was on the block, so I had to scamper around and drive it out. Pushed the clutch pedal to the floor and it stayed there! Had to learn how to feather the clutch while on national TV . Drove it back to the tent while never pushing the pedal more than about 2/3 of the way down.