more clutch crap

[brett at netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

>so, the (silly) haynes manual (can't get hold of a real manual just 
>yet)  says the clutch-to-the-floor problem is either:
>
>1 - broken release bearing or fork
>2 - collapsed diaphragm spring in the clutch pressure plate
>
>the PO told me the clutch pedal failed suddenly, without warning - 
>this makes me think it's No. 1 - in which case, i could unbolt the 
>little metal cover on the transaxle end to check out the bearing?
>
>
>any ideas on this?
>
>blake/


Did you check to make sure the clutch cable wasn't broken first?  Or 
the area near the firewall
that the clutch pedal mechanism "pushes" against isn't ripped?  The 
second is less likely,
but the first one (broken cable) I've experienced several 
times...sometimes not even in
cars that were mine. :)

==Brett