clutch pedal feels stick. I thought it was due to the rubber pedal being loose on to the pedal itself ..wrong.. i look underneath and notice the shock or tube that is attached to the pedal is leaking fluid... Has this happened to anyone ? will this affect the car seriously? Is it an easy fix? I dont wanna spend too much i can drive with the sticky pedal just gotta get use to it i guess but id rather drive with nothing broken on the car...you know.

 

sounds like you need a new clutch master cylinder.... easy to replace yourself and a stock one costs around 150 i think.

 

Yes master cylinder. If you dont replace it or let it leak all the fluid out you will have no clutch pedal!

 

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damn where the hell are you getting your prices?? dealer??

you can go to autozone and get one for $55 with a lifetime warranty

for 150 bucks

 

I could not find any parts stores selling rebuilt clutch master cylinders. All they had were brake MC's. I got a new clutch MC and slave together from Baranco Acura for around $150 I think.

 

after you get the master you have to bench bleed it and install then bleed the entire system, i would recommend changing all the fluid since its going to be nasty and now is the perfect time to flush it.

 

I just fixed this on my car, for $80 shipped from ebay. It was easy and took about 30 minutes. Put down a towel to catch any brake fluid that might spill on the paint.

Unfortunately, it didn't fix the clutch, which seems to have become one with the flywheel.

I suggest you fix it soon, as brake fluid eats through everything.

 

you should change the master cylinder today

it is not a good idea to drive like this, make shure you have fluid in the reservoir or you'll be fucked when you start grinding going into gears when clutch cannot be engaged....it should be a 60 dollar job at a mechanic, they might ask you to replace the slave cylinder but i wouldn't its just a jip, you'll be fine replacing just the master

 

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That's the procedure for installing a new brake master cylinder.

With a clutch master cylinder, there is only one line going to the clutch, not to mention the reservoir is a separate piece with a hose going down to the MC. So you don't bench bleed it. Just bolt it on the car, hook up the reservoir and hard line, then put a tube onto the slave cylinder into some fresh brake fluid and bleed the air out of the clutch line.

It's a fairly easy job. The hardest part is getting to the bolts underneath the dashboard. You'll need to take the driver seat out and lay on the floor for sure.

And FWIW I drove my car for 4 years and nearly 100,000 miles with a slight clutch MC leak. I finally changed it early last year. And if your car has tons of miles like mine (over 200,000 in my case) then I HIGHLY recommend changing the slave cylinder. It's a $50 part brand new, and if it goes out then you're stuck with a car that won't move.