+1, most likely the hydraulics which activates/de-activates the clutch.
I red-line my car everyday and the clutch never had problems.
I wish we will go back to the days when cable was used. You can "feel" the power of the engine through the clutch pedal.
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Originally Posted by Healey3000
Hi,
My guess from your description is that the clutch master or slave cylinder has failed. Chances are you "jumped" on the clutch pedal to disengage when the limiter kicked in and this damaged the seals in the master or slave (master more likely). With seals blown, there is no restoring force to make the pedal come back up.
With this kind of damage, when you press the pedal, you are getting only some fluid pumped to the slave. Therefore, the pedal is not fully disengaging the clutch disc, resulting in very hard shifts, or as you describe, it's like shifting without a clutch.
I think you got lucky and will only have to replace one or both cylinders. Far better than having to replace the clutch itself! Let's hope my reasoning is correct.
Regards and good luck.
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