Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Clutch pedal "pop"

[Lordsman]

Have been getting an intermittant pop in the clutch pedal when pushing down to engage it. My foot can feel it too. Whats up?

I had a squeaky pedal about a year ago, a WD40 squirt fixed that. This is different though. Anybody had this issue?

This is the '99, 6 speed. Thanks.

 

[fkovalski]

Not trying to be a smarta$s, but check your floor mat! I had something similar to which you describe and it was the floor mat catching the clutch pedal at full throw.

-frank.

 

[trqmnstr]

Lordsman, I was just about to post the same problem. It only happens right when you put your foot on it. I can hear and feel it. It's only happened 2 times on the past week.

 

[craxy4cummins]

I just had a new Con Fe installed in my 6 speed and now I notice the same thing. I hear and feal my pop about the first 1/2 to 1 inch of the peddle when I push it down.

 

[Lordsman]

Well, I squirted a little WD40 on the moving parts off of the pedal under the dash. Went on a fishing trip up in the mountains for 2 days and no pop(350 miles). Got back home and its back, guess I'll start tracing it after I get the camper off.

Let me know if you guys find anything.

 

[WShupe]

I know this may sound silly, but when my was popping, I just ignored it. Then one day at work I was pulling into a spot, I pushed in the clutch, and the pedal went to the floor. :--) Truck lurched forward and I had to shut it off to avoid from hitting another car. Where the rod from the master cylinder joins up to the clutch pedal has a little clip to hold it on. That clip broke and the rod fell off giving me no control of my clutch. So I would just check everything for safety sake.

 

[trqmnstr]

Thanks for the advice WShupe. I'll check it out ASAP.

 

[mgoncalves]

Mines doing it also, not frequent enough that I remember to look at it once I get home. Guess I should check it out this weekend.



Matt

 

[craxy4cummins]

I checked my clip that holds that little rod on the peddle and mine looked and felt ok, not saying that there isn't nothing wrong with it but I can't see it at this point with the naked eye.

 

[Jetson]

I had that same pop for several years. It felt like the ball on the end of the clutch rod had slipped into the socket when I first put my foot on the pedal. Well, that's exactly what was happening, there is a spring clip inside the bellhousing that holds the clutch rod to the fork and it was broken. That allowed a little slack at the end of the push rod and it would pop back into place when I pushed the clutch. The Dodge store was closed when I did my clutch so I wired it together and it pops no longer. Thanks to South Bend Clutch it also slips no longer.

 

[Lordsman]

Jetson, thanks for your input. I'll crawl under there and look over the clutch fork assembly. How do you like the VA and 275 combo, I only have the VA but also want to go with 275's someday. Is this why your clutch was slipping?

 

[trqmnstr]

Lordsman, the clutch fork assembly is inside the bellhousing. Are you gonna tear the transmission off?

 

[Lordsman]

Oh no, I have to pull the transmission! :--)



I gave myself away-I'm no auto mechanic.

I checked the clip like WShupe said, it's ok. So, I guess it'll have to wait.

 

[Jetson]

The VA and 275's are a great combo. The clutch didn't slip until I added a fueling box that tapped the pump wire in addition to the VA. It didn't add additional timing like a lot of the new fueling boxes do.



I went several years with the clutch popping so I wouldn't worry about it, but if you push in the clutch and nothing happens, then you probably know the rod fell away from the clutch fork.