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Originally Posted by petecooke
I recently replace the clutch master and slave cylinder(master was leaking fluid) on the 82 but the clutch is still much harder to push in than the 83.
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What is the history of this car? Did the pedal get stiffer immediately after cylinder changes? Did you compare old / new bore diameters?
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Originally Posted by petecooke
I'm thinking it's the throw out bearing but I'd rather not pull the tranny if I don't need to since it's getting very cold in MD and I don't have a garage to work in. Any way to test the throw out bearing?
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A throw out bearing won't cause this issue however, if the trans nose where the bearing slides is dry, there will be much friction that could cause stiff pedal. This isn't a common failure mode.
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Originally Posted by petecooke
Any ideas what could be causing this?
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In another thread, someone had a stiff clutch / very narrow range of release. They would push the pedal to a certain point, clutch would be released but if they pushed farther, it would drag. Turned out clutch disc center springs came apart and were wedging disc to cover.