Volvo 850 GLT 1991 Clutch Screaming - Pedal now moving freely!

Hi, my clutch was screaming for a while and I meant to get it seen to
but as I parked outside my house the clutch pedal stuck to the floor.
I can lift it back off the floor with my foot but now it moves freely.
I can start the engine and change between gears but no clutch
engages.

The screaming noise was happening if my car was in neutral and would
stop if I pressed slightly on the clutch pedal (or all the way down).
This behaviour was the same for first and second gear. Not a really
loud screaming noise but a screaming noise nonetheless.

What can i do? Is my car donefor?

Cheers,
Dave.

 

Could be the clutch release bearing has broken up or the clutch plate and is
jamming the pressure plate in the dis-engaged state.

Carefully check the master and slave cylinders first though.

'91? are you sure- the 800 came out in 92...

Tim..

 

and didn't come to the USA until the '93 model year.

 

What has probably happened is that the piston has partly come out of the
slave cylinder and is jammed in the bore, holding the clutch
disengaged.

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Mike F.
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