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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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well about a month ago i spent a lot of money getting the slave and master replaced cause there was a brake/clutch fluid leak under the clutch pedal on the rug a little causing the clutch fluid reservoir to empty kinda quick until finally the clutch stuck to the floor one day...and it ended up bein both cylinders some how that needed replacing (??)
SO....about 500 some odd bucks later, I drove it for about a month or so with no problems, clutch felt fine again, and then about a week ago, the clutch had been feelin a little weird almost like it was a bit frozen or something cause when i would let the pedal back up sometimes at night in the cold, it would make almost like a short clicking noise or squeaking noise that I never heard before like that...but i ignored it..and after and a friend went to the mall one night last week, at a stoplight, i somehow knew it would happen again, but the clutch started doin exactly what it did when it first started leakin which is lose resistance and the clutch grabs RIGHT off the ground now so that when i start off in first, the launch is all shaky and it lurches forward cause its hard to even the gas and clutch out when its like this...whats happening? it feels like the clutch is going to go anytime now for whatever reason...and like i said, the clutch reservoir is still completely full and there are no leaks at all so it cant be the same problem again...what is it?? also, like the first time it happened, the first like full inch and a half to two inches of the clutch being pushed down has no resistance what-so-ever...you can push it down to where there is resistance and leave it there and u have to lift it back to the normal position with the toe of your shoe...but there still is resistance just not much and it starts with the pedal pushed lower down than it should
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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um bump?? and yes i searched, but no one had these problems without leaks
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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i am haveing somwhat the same problem, but mine loses pressure at times and i don't see any leaks by the carpet or by the slave. i have to bleed mine about once every two weeks so i am gonna change my cylinders to see if it helps. can you keep this post updated so if me changing the master and slave doesn't work i can try whatever you do to fix yours.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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sure no prob...but i had both cylinders changed last month and its doing this now..i just dont understand it...i bet that if u have no leaks anywhere (under pedal or near tranny from the slave) then its not the cylinders thats the problem..but who knows...mechanics only i guess
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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try to rebleed the clutch again. you might still have air in the system.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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but if i had air in the lines still, then why would it have been fine for about a month or close to a month with no problem and then all of a sudden all this stuff happens to the clutch? the air wouldve had to have been in there the whole time and the problems wouldve been immediate if that was the case right?
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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man, good to hear im not the only one with wierd clutch crap going on. Heres my story.

My car was having problems shifting and all so i tore the trans out thinking i blew the clutch disc up again. The clutch was fine but the throwout bearing had the 2 ears broken off. That happened bc of the pivot ball was unthreaded a little and stripped out so it moved allowing the fork to get outside of the throwout bearing.

I fixed all that and had an issue with shifting yet. I changed the slave and master back to my oem parts and am still having the same problem.

Problem is when the car is cold, the clutch pressure feels fine and it engages about 1 1/2 - 2 inches off the floor of the car. After the car has had time to run for a while, and get to operating temp, the clutch builds up pressure in the master and the engagement point of the clutch is moved up to about 6-7 inches off the floor. I am just wondering if i am getting the slave too hot and it is boiling the fluid? I replaced it with Dot 4 Fluid to try and remedy that but it is still doing the same thing. Any Info towards this problem would be greatly appreciated also. Thanks in Advance.
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