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O.K. First i know its not a cobra, But. I found an ad in my local paper for a 91 Miata for $300.00 I called the guy up and asked how bad the car was. he says it doesnt start and the clutch or trans is gone. It has been sitting for 5 years. the car only has 33000 miles on it. I drag it home against my wifes better wishes. I start to investigate why it wont start. While fooling around with it i notice the clutch pedal is bent. upon further investigation i notice it is not contacting the starter enable switch when depressed. I press the button and the car fired right up!!!!!!
Now why did the clutch pedal bend??? I notice that one of the bolts holding the slave cylinder on is missing. Take off slave cylinder, it is frozen solid all the way out. I bought a new slave cylinder and installed it. Bled the clutch, and drove it right out of my garage. No bad engine no bad clutch no bad tranny. My geuss is the slave cylinder stuck in the open position and when the clutch was pressed again it sheared the bolt and bent the pedal rendering the car useless to the average person. I now own a $338.00 Miata that only needs a rear window and a brake job to be road worthy. Not a bad day for me.
[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]
[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]
Now why did the clutch pedal bend??? I notice that one of the bolts holding the slave cylinder on is missing. Take off slave cylinder, it is frozen solid all the way out. I bought a new slave cylinder and installed it. Bled the clutch, and drove it right out of my garage. No bad engine no bad clutch no bad tranny. My geuss is the slave cylinder stuck in the open position and when the clutch was pressed again it sheared the bolt and bent the pedal rendering the car useless to the average person. I now own a $338.00 Miata that only needs a rear window and a brake job to be road worthy. Not a bad day for me.


[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]
[ February 26, 2002: Message edited by: Michael Everson ]