Q: Clutch pedal goes to floor

asked by on April 02, 2017

Hi so i was taking off in my car and when i wanted to put in 2nd gear it would hit a wall and wouldnt go in, so i went and changed my clutch master cylinder myself but my clutch pedal wont come back up what do i need to do or what didnt i do?

My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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