More info could maybe help.

Did pedal feel *exactly* as usual on last gearchange prior to staying on
the floor?

If it felt lighter/softer than usual, was that the only time or a gradual
process?

If the latter, did it start to change before or after fluid change?

Also may be worth running your finger down the back of the clutch pedal
arm and seeing if it has hydraulic fluid on it (AFAIR it's a hydraulic
clutch on the 02 Rex).

My guess would be a hydraulic problem or a missing pedal return spring.
Hope it's nothing more major, but seeing it's only just been worked on,
sounds worthwhile ringing the shop. Cheers



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Thanks for a reply. Yes, the pedal was exactly as usual and there was
no any 'soft' feeling in the past few days. Everything normal. Didn't
notice anything unusual after fluid change. A real surprise, as I just
came back home after 40 miles drive when this happened. No trace of
problem noticed during the trip. I presume if it ran out (or was
running out) of hydraulic fluid somehow, that would be a gradual
process with an earlier sign. I see no leak though...I searched the
web in the meantime and found a similar problem that was referring
master/slave clutch cylinder...looks like a copycat problem by the
described symptoms.

On Sep 16, 6:50*pm, "hippo" <jo...@chopthis.shoal.net.au> wrote:
> More info could maybe help.
>
> Did pedal feel *exactly* as usual on last gearchange prior to staying on
> the floor?
>
> If it felt lighter/softer than usual, was that the only time or a gradual
> process?
>
> If the latter, did it start to change before or after fluid change?
>
> Also may be worth running your finger down the back of the clutch pedal
> arm and seeing if it has hydraulic fluid on it (AFAIR it's a hydraulic
> clutch on the 02 Rex).
>
> My guess would be a hydraulic problem or a missing pedal return spring.
> Hope it's nothing more major, but seeing it's only just been worked on,
> sounds worthwhile ringing the shop. Cheers *
>
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It's confirmed that the clutch cylinder is a culprit and has to be
replaced. Good to know transmission is honky dory. What's a bit
strange is that this morning just before the towing car came, I was
able to pull shifter in neutral. Managed to start the car and the
clutch pedal came back and started functioning!? I was even able to
shift gears and drive but still decided to tow car to avoid any
possible problems. Just wanted to post this to share in case somebody
gets into the same situation. Thanks all for input!

On Sep 17, 6:34*am, "johninKY" <gfl...@nospam.kih.net> wrote:
> My 66 Dodge truck has an hydraulic clutch. *In the 20 years I have owned it
> the clutch pedal has stayed on the floor 3 times. *Every time it has done
> this the problem has been the seals inside the slave cylinder had failed.
>
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That makes sense with a slave cylinder. IME, if it's been sitting long
enough to get completely cold again, it will often work fine until it gets
enough heat back in it. Just doing slave should get you out of trouble.
OTOH, if it was the master cylinder, I'd suggest doing both at the same
time. Sounds like a relatively cheap fix & everyone's happy! Cheers

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scoobienator@gmail.com Sep 17, 2008 at 01:12 PM wrote:


>It's confirmed that the clutch cylinder is a culprit and has to be
>replaced. Good to know transmission is honky dory. What's a bit
>strange is that this morning just before the towing car came, I was
>able to pull shifter in neutral. Managed to start the car and the
>clutch pedal came back and started functioning!? I was even able to
>shift gears and drive but still decided to tow car to avoid any
>possible problems. Just wanted to post this to share in case somebody
>gets into the same situation. Thanks all for input!

>On Sep 17, 6:34=A0am, "johninKY" <gfl...@nospam.kih.net> wrote:
>> My 66 Dodge truck has an hydraulic clutch. =A0In the 20 years I have
owne=
d it
>> the clutch pedal has stayed on the floor 3 times. =A0Every time it has
do=
ne
>> this the problem has been the seals inside the slave cylinder had
failed.
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Oops! Sorry to both of you. Think I had a brain fart and forgot to
attribute on my previous post.
Hmmm... silly old fool

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