Gearbox Clutch CVs Clutch pedal not disengaging

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Clutch Slave cylinder/brake pipe leak. The T25 clutch and braking system share the same resevoir located in front of the steering wheelunder the dash cowl. If your clutch is not working there is a good chance your brakes won't be either so watch it!


First thing is to check if there's any fluid in the reservoir. Pull the top of the speedo panel (2 indents at the back for your fingers, its a tug!) and there is the reservoir. If its low, then you have a leak somewhere. If you just want to get it moved to work on it, fill up fluid and pump the clutch pedal up and down a few times, you'll eventually get "some" pedal back but not much. Now its time to look at the slave cylinder at the back (from underneath) and check out the hard line going to it to see if its corroded away. If its leaking, the process of pumping the pedal will have thrown fluid out so it should be obvious where the prob is. Small chance that the Clutch master cylinder has gone... but more likely to be slave cyl.


Go find the clutch slave and give the rubber boot a tug - if fluid comes out then it's there.

Alternatively check the fluid lines on your (elderly) vehicle. That includes the brake lines. Where there's a shared res it could be brake or clutch (sounds like clutch if nothing at all on pedal though). Another issue with the shared res is that when you've topped it up you'll need to bleed brakes and clutch, to make sure you can brake and change gear!