Clutch feels soft, spongee will not engage.

[fonzee_92]

I ran into a snow bank, clutch won't engage, crushed my radiator leaking. There is black stuff in my slave cylinder reservoir and on the clutch pedal master cylinder pedal the boot is leaking on the push rod.

what can i do for test to get car to engage into 1st gear or any gear. How can i tell if i need a new clutch or something else.

1993 honda accord lx.

[corey]

change clutch master cylinder

[lokuputha]

X2 ..most likely the clutch cylinder

check to see if there is an excess amount of brake fluid around the cylinder...you will have to move the rubber boot out of the way to see.

[fonzee_92]

I tried bleeding the system, can't get the pressure up, pedal is now to the floor. If my master cylinder boot is leaking, is this why i cannot move in 1st gear. Air getting in, that my clutch disks and flywheel is ok ? I might not need a new clutch in my car ?

Mechanic says i need a new clutch dispite no pressure in the master and slave cylinder reservoir ? Is this true ?

If i change the master cylinder and build the pressure up, would i be able to engage the 1st gear to move forward ?

thnks guys. 1993 honda accord lx model.

[r.paz]

might be the slave but look where the leaks commin from..,let me know wha happen

[fonzee_92]

I checked the clutch pedal, the push rod that goes in the black boot. Is there sapposed to be grease or fluid on the push rod that goes in the black boot ? or should it be dry?

[93F22A6]

When you said the mechanic said to change the clutch, was he saying the disc and plate, or was he talking slave cylinder and master cylinder? If pressures not building your master cylinder probaly has an internal leak which means you need a new one. It could also mean theres a leak somewhere else in the system. Check all your lines for any leaks and your slave cylinder.

[fonzee_92]

Well, mechanic says even if there's no pressure in system for clutch pedal to be firm again. that is sounds like clutch is burnt out. If i could get pressure in system, like bleeding out the fluid(because it was black). Is it possible to get clutch to engage drive in 1st gear and move frwd ?

Mechanic says whether or now theres fluid in master cylinder reservoir, it would not affect the clutch engaging to grab, possible springs in clutch plate are ruined.....
Is this true about how a clutch works...

[93F22A6]

Let me get this straight. Your mechanic said even if there was no pressure your clutch sould still engage? If so go find you another mechanic cause he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. Our cars have a hydraulic clutch engament system. Which means it uses the principals of hydraulics to work. If there is no pressure there is no movement which means no engagment of the clutch.