Picked up our car after it had sat outside in Cairns for 3 months whilst we were up on the Cape today.

All good until halfway up the Kuranda Range when I lost the clutch - not a good place to get stranded!

Pushed in the clutch pedal to change gear but when the pedal was released (& came back up) the clutch remained as though the pedal were still being held down - like 100% released & no drive. Pushing the pedal in & out again, multiple times did nothing, no clutch & no drive. No smell. 'Loose' pedal clearly not operating the clutch any more. After sitting by the side of the road for an hour or so, clutch actuation returned, albeit with an unusual creaky feel to the pedal & creaky noises. At the time when the actuation returned there was a light smell of burned clutch. I'm thinking it was an end of life event for the clutch & that a new one will be needed. Got recovered to Mareeba on a tow truck, car is at a mechanics waiting to be seen in the morning hopefully. Have never had a clutch which has 'bound up'/got stuck in it's 'released' position before. Anyone else had this happen or have thoughts as to what has occurred?

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