1965 Clutch pedal sticks to the floor. Please help I'm desperate!!

965 Clutch pedal sticks to the floor. Please help I'm desperate!!

Hello Gearhead65,

FIRST - -Welcome to the forum. You will learn a lot here and you
will get answers to your isuue.

Do not get too nervous about this - I know easier said than done.

Now for a little info for you. You will also need to give us a little more
info so we can try to determine what is happening.

Here goes - - The clutch pedal sticking down could be the result of
many things - -some of which are not too bad at all.
I will list several BUT do NOT get freaked out - -as I said it could be easy.

1. - Bad clutch, pressure plate - -HANG OFF on this one for now
2. - Binding in the pedal linkage
3. - Broken/missing return spring - - - my first guess
4. -Clutch rod not adjusted correct
5. - Bushing on the equalizer" (Z-bar) bad,


So how do we determine what is going on?

First - -you need to tell us a little more so we can diagnose

1. - Does the car move?
2. - Does the pedal stick down EVERY time?
3. - You said you worked on the internals? What does that mean? Did
you work on the pedal area or the clutch?

So what I am thinking is we start with the simple and go from there.

The easiest could be the return spring has broken or fallen off.
If you can - please let us know a little more and I am sure we will get and answer
for you.

Just so you know - -the transmission fluid would NOT be part of this problem.
On a manual transmission - the fluid would be more of an issue for shifting
BUT would NOT be an issue with the clutch pedal

Let us know - and try to not get too nervous - - worse case - a new clutch assembly
but that is NOT too bad of a job.
BUT it is more likely it is something simple

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4. - If you step on the clutch and lift up on the pedal - does the clutch engage
and start to move the car

Hello Gearhead65,
Your symptoms are starting to concern me a little.
It MAY be the pressure plate is going.

BUT

Before pulling things apart you want to be certain what is going on.

Here is a good diagram I found on the forum - - there are 2 springs
involved with the clutch.
The first is up inside the interior (where the pedal is)

The second spring is located under the master cylinder - - it attaches
to the "Z" bar.

I am still not certain your clutch pedal is adjusted correct.

Perhaps this diagram will help a little and then we can go from there

There are 2 adjustments - - look at the diagram
The first is the rod #7521 - - this is where the pedal rod attaches to the "Z bar
The second is the adjuster - that runs from the Z-bar to the clutch fork

We will get this figured out

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