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rdss
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Gotcha, just wondering and it seems like it has no effect on you anyway. My car doesn't have auto headlights anymore, I almost miss it but then the lights turn off on their own when the key is removed making it not a huge deal. I do find myself turning my lights off the next morning after driving the previous night.
My new co-pilot.
Haha! I'm stealing the sh*t out of that!!
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The M32 Martyr
I'm Batman!!
So here's what happened. Just leaving work, after a very stressful day, I get about 3 blocks away and as I go to shift I feel/hear a "pop" and my clutch pedal goes to the floor.
Here we go again, I'm thinking. I manage to coast over to the driveway of Great America to inspect. Well, turns out the rod from the pedal to the clutch master cylinder snapped. Plastic Rod.
Now I'm thinking I gotta get a tow, 45 miles in the worse rush hour traffic you can imagine. Farq that. I know I can come up with something.
I tried resting the broken rod on the master plunger and taping the crap out of it, but the rod just kept piercing the plastic center of the plunger..... no good. So I looked around my car and found that my locking lug socket was a good match.
I wedged it between the flat back of the pedal and got the hex end to catch in the plunger.
Worked great, but didn't allow the pedal to travel far enough to engage the clutch safety switch to allow the engine to start.
So I had to pull it back out, start the car, put it back in and brave the stop and go traffic. Knowing that there would be only a finite amount of times pressing the clutch before the plunger broke apart.
I stayed in the slow lane just in case, and I had to e-brake idle rev at stops to be sure not to stall. Because if I stalled, I'd have to pull over pull out socket, start .... etc.
Took me 1.5hrs and a lot of dexterity in my left leg, because if I let all the way off the pedal, I feared the socket would move or dislodge, so I had to keep slight pressure the whole drive.
Well...... I made it home.
I already ordered a new master. $63 It'll be here in 2 days. Looks like I'll be driving the Colt for a couple days.
The rod on #26
So here's what happened. Just leaving work, after a very stressful day, I get about 3 blocks away and as I go to shift I feel/hear a "pop" and my clutch pedal goes to the floor.
Here we go again, I'm thinking. I manage to coast over to the driveway of Great America to inspect. Well, turns out the rod from the pedal to the clutch master cylinder snapped. Plastic Rod.
Now I'm thinking I gotta get a tow, 45 miles in the worse rush hour traffic you can imagine. Farq that. I know I can come up with something.
I tried resting the broken rod on the master plunger and taping the crap out of it, but the rod just kept piercing the plastic center of the plunger..... no good. So I looked around my car and found that my locking lug socket was a good match.
I wedged it between the flat back of the pedal and got the hex end to catch in the plunger.
Worked great, but didn't allow the pedal to travel far enough to engage the clutch safety switch to allow the engine to start.
So I had to pull it back out, start the car, put it back in and brave the stop and go traffic. Knowing that there would be only a finite amount of times pressing the clutch before the plunger broke apart.
I stayed in the slow lane just in case, and I had to e-brake idle rev at stops to be sure not to stall. Because if I stalled, I'd have to pull over pull out socket, start .... etc.
Took me 1.5hrs and a lot of dexterity in my left leg, because if I let all the way off the pedal, I feared the socket would move or dislodge, so I had to keep slight pressure the whole drive.
Well...... I made it home.
I already ordered a new master. $63 It'll be here in 2 days. Looks like I'll be driving the Colt for a couple days.
The rod on #26
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Yes it's inside the car. It bolts to the base of the pedal assembly, not the firewall. It shares the reservoir with the brake master.
It's never felt so wonderful to pull into my driveway. I still can't believe I made it. I really felt like Batman..... or MacGuyver.
To be honest, this is the first time I've really gotten in there close to look. When I swap in the new one I'll take lots of pics.
It's never felt so wonderful to pull into my driveway. I still can't believe I made it. I really felt like Batman..... or MacGuyver.
To be honest, this is the first time I've really gotten in there close to look. When I swap in the new one I'll take lots of pics.
Thaifight-R
Pika Pii!!!
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Glad you made it back home in 1 piece...
Imagine if you got a cramp in your left leg. 0_o lol!
Glad you made it back home in 1 piece...
Imagine if you got a cramp in your left leg. 0_o lol!
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Small update. Got a headstart on the master swap, disconnected the hoses, got the bolts off. It doesn't seem to want to come out. I may have to loosen the entire pedal assembly base to work it free.
I'm picking up the replacement on my way home from work tomorrow. Hope the rest goes smoothly.
I'm picking up the replacement on my way home from work tomorrow. Hope the rest goes smoothly.
rdss
Junior Member
I knew the arm was plastic, but it seems to be large and reinforced. A small rod made of plastic that gets cycled at least a 100 times a drive doesn't make sense though. But, I guess it does in this day and age and especially in this class of car, most people aren't pushing the car as much as the select few on here.
xsonicLTZx
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Man, you and i need to hook up, I work off the 880-101 I could of given you a hand. And I live in union city, i know of that ****ty commute -_- daily....
