cossie7

hello!! right av had about 12 imprezas now and think ive had 1 that hasnt had this fault, my current sti didnt but yesterday it started it!! problem is when you dip clutch the pedal sticks down? and doesnt return fully it can still be driven where it is but i constantly find my self sticking my foot underneath it and popping it back up? my current sti only does it when i accelerate hard it sticks down on change but driven sensibly and i dont get this problem? thing is this car is for sale and even though i think its a common problem the pedal on my sti when it sticks it does it about an inch or so from the floor!!! any help would be great. cheers

Optical Race

Has the spring come off the clutch slave cylinder thats located under the Intercooler. It happens sometimes and cuases these symptoms.

Plums!

This was happening on mine..... I had a fiddle with the spring on top of the clutch pedal basicaly gave it a bit wiggle and it seems to be ok now (it's been 1 month since) Touch tree of course!

A mechanic actually suggested removing the spring all together as it was only there to improve feel and was the culprit to the problem...

But I like to feel.... ohhh errrr.

Plums.

cossie7

cheers peeps al go have a look now!!

Jolly Green Monster

iTrader: (4)

Also sometimes the slack needs adjusting on the pedal.. should be about an inch of first pedal movement that does nothing. you can adjust this above the pedal on the pedal box.. from memory a 10mm pair of nuts and the rod has a 6mm spanner slot cut into it.. reduce the slack and the pedal should return.. obviously if there is no spring under the intercooler like mentioned already then that is likely to be the problem

Simon

black_scooby

I've got the same problem, i've just had a look and the spring is missing, does anyone know where i can get a new one.

Cheers Lee

poormansporsche

Did you bleed the slave cylinder yet? That always works for me. Well except that one time when the clutch master cylinder fail.

cheers

garrett

Tasberley

subaru!!

Tasberley

try the spring first,, then bleed the system.. failing that replace the master cylinder.. i had the same issue on mine and replacing the master cylinder solved it... got one from a breakers for £35 plus postage...

black_scooby

I was thinking somewhere on-line my nearest subaru dealer is over an hours drive.

silent running

Get them to post it. Pay them over the phone. That's what I do with my local Subaru dealership in Norwich, which is 40 minutes drive away.

black_scooby

I've tried that before with no luck, i'll give it another go though.

Cheers

poormansporsche

I would try bleeding it first as it's the cheapest fix to try. I mean obviously look for visually appearant failures first, then bleed it. There really isn't too much to fail with this system. Very few parts. The slave cylinder is quite prone to failure at least here in the states. Good luck.

cheers

garrett