ive been keepin an eye on a possible clutch problem in my car, it started over the winter. first off, my clutch is an exedy stage 1 with about 27K on it. the problem is my pedal has lost a lot of the pressure in it, and the clutch releases out waay up high now. BUT, the clutch still holds very strong and doesnt slip at all. over the winter i noticed the pressure started to dip down so i decided once it got warmer i would flush out the clutch fluid and see what happend next. so i flushed out the fluid(very black looking) and noticed a bit of difference. but still the pedal isnt keepin as much pressure as it used to and the pedal lets out at the last possible chance it can it seems like, but still no signs of clutch slipping or losing its ability to hold. this has been goin on now for roughly 5K miles. so whats my next thing to check or any other ideas for me?


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I might suggest changing the clutch master and slave.

Even if the master cylinder is not leaking down the booster, fluid can flow past the piston inside reducing pressure.....

By replacing the master cylinder you increase pressure in the system. I have seen most slaves fail after the installation of a new master....I usually recommend both. Neither is very expensive.

Also, you might look into a stainelss clutch line like one from Fastline Perfomance when you do all this. It won't increase the pressure in the system, but it will help get more force into the pressure plate (not that you need it since the exedy stg1 pressure plate is a stock piece anyway).

Marcus