meh!!! first break down today!!!

[FD3SNuttah]

Hi i broke down today and it wasnt cooll!!!

I had to go buy a couple of birthday cards for me nephews and went to Asda in the RX7 it wasnt that busy in the store but the carpark was rammed.

I didnt realise that Doncaster Rovers had just finished getting thier pants pulled down 4-0 by Bolton and then all of a sudden 15K people who had parked up at asda decided to leave the same time as me and im not kidding there was a very large queue of traffic leaving the carpark single file. there was thousands of people and probably just as many cars!

So im trying to negociate this traffic jam and its not moving really, after ten minutes of going nowhere theres a bit of movement. I shifted gear into first and went to lift the clutch up and realised something wasnt right! the clutch pedal was still on the floor. i tried to lift it with my foot but the car still wont move. :2Confused

no one can leave the carpark cos im blocking the only way out...

i didnt know what to do except move the car by pushing it except i couldnt really do that as there wasnt anywhere on the side to park it. i managed to push the car out by myself a bit further down the road no one offered to give me a hand either. i found a nice double yellow line on a wider bit of road and managed to get it out of the way enough for people to get past.

As people were driving past they were staring at me. some poeple going past even gave me the finger and some 14 year old girl gave me the international sign for "your a nob head" :3Confused some nobs in a corsa drove past and told me to ring the AA. very helpful except i dont think they can tow me as i have no front towing eye!

I didnt know what to do so i phoned Grinder.. he told me wat it could be, but i couldnt really fix it with no tools! so i waited n waited until the traffic subsided -- an hour and a half!!!!!! :Hammer :Snoring  man i was sooo bored and all the meanwhile people starin at me as they goin past and some more people swearing or pointing and laughing at me.  

the whole of doncaster must know about my break down i dont think i can show my face again..

anyway managed to get the car home by rev matching you how they used to before they invented syncromeshes. lol

wat you think then lads - clutch master cylinder to slave hose split?

[J.j.]

Slave cylinder most likely, happened to me before.  Received the same treatment as you, what wrong with people these days?  :confused:

[CraigWWW]

Its funny the reaction you get from people when youve broken down in a RX7. I got the same, everyone seems to wanna tell you your a knob!

I suppose its just jealousy, probably Ferrari drivers get the same. I remember I was at my gf house once and popped the bonnet of my yellow rex in the street to inspect a problem. A group of neds walked passed and once they had got about 30ft away one turned and shouted...

" Hoy! Bannanaman.... yer motors a ****er!!"

I suppose its no 1litre Corsa mind you....:driving

[<--rYaN-->]

Happened to me once, clutch was stuck to the floor, but luckily i managed to pull it back up with my foot and drive it home, cylinder needed replacing

[oldone]

Check if the piping is okay first,could just be a leak,however it could and most probs be the master cylinder...
Not only is breaking down an embarressment but a frustration to the reaction of the yob culture.If it was a rugby crowd you would have been helped on the spot !!!!!!!!!! Feel for bud...:cheers

[gmogle]

Know how you feel on this one mate, I was in my mates R32 Skyline when it broke down, the amount of abusive comments from chavs, girls, blokes, grown men and women etc was staggering.

Couldnt believe people could be so petty minded !!!

[D1 WTF]

almost exactly the same thing happened to me.  on a dual carriageway in two lanes of traffic when my clutch line burst.  let off the clutch to creep forward aand suddenly stalled.........very bazar.  pulled it out of gear, restarted it then.  went to put it into gear, and ooowwwww, wheres the clutch pedal gone.  flat to the floor.  
it was the clutch line, get a braided one as you are replacing it.

[Rx-7 turbz]

same thing happened to me at a zebra crossing, clutch went to the floor pulled it back up and went straight down. There is an adjustable rod attached to the clutch pedal which pushes the pump through the bulk head this had snapped in half so no clutch. If it is this dont go to the scrappers in sheffield city salvage think its called because its missing

[dreamers]

Funny, exact same thing with clutch happenned to me. I managed to bring it up with my feet - try that. Happenned once or twice since then but otherwise fine.

I got similar reaction once - it must be jealousy. I cant believe people would be like that either.

[antnicuk]

if the line is ok, its probably the master cylinder, the slaves dont often go.

Is it the turbo II or an FD?

I have a low mileage turbo II master cylinder if you need.   A braided hose is a good idea if you have an uprated clutch, on either car.

[FD3SNuttah]

LOL glad im not on me own then!

i tried to lift it up with my foot but nothing happened. i started the car up in first gear and gave it a little bit of revs and then let go of the key and the car started off moving down the road. I was only a couple of mile from home and luckily i didnt have to stop.

I just been out to have a look and theres fluid around the bell housing but that clutch hose seems to be dry.. the brake and clutch fluid reservoir is at minimum so i think the seals on the slave have gone.

Did a search and ive decided to order a new slave and a new braided hose theres no way i wanna get stuck as i go country lane blasting sometimes and no clutch in the middle of nowhere isnt tennis!

my brake fluid was due a change anyway

[FD3SNuttah]

if the line is ok, its probably the master cylinder, the slaves dont often go.

Is it the turbo II or an FD?

I have a low mileage turbo II master cylinder if you need.   A braided hose is a good idea if you have an uprated clutch, on either car.

this happened to my FD,

and now you mention it I actually need one for my FC cabriolet PM me about it chief ill have that off you! :guinness

[Bobfish]

This happened to me in my FD, but i managed to lift the pedal ,it popped back up and has worked fine since.

Try replacing the cylinder, also check your brake fluid level isnt ridiculously low or something.

[88GT-R]

Before you order anything, give Pip a bell as they have rebuild kits on the shelf for both FD and FC. A simple replacement of seals and valves, and not expensive.

John

[Hayward North]

Happend to me also, was the hose, as said before replace it with a braded hose.