There's gum down there! Just kidding. Got into my 93 accord this morning and the clutch pedal was on the floor and wouldn't return as usual. When I checked the clutch fluid reservoir, it appeared dry. I added fluid and that didn't fix the problem.

Tomorrow i'm planning on trying to bleed the system before I start mussing about with replacing master or slave cylinders.

My query: From what I've read about it, seems like I need to have action in the clutch to depress it to bleed the system. Is that correct?

Also, I just wanted some confirmation from others who know more than me that I'm barking up the right tree.

Thanks for any help!

 

Pretty much just need to bleed it. But you really should figure out why it went empty.

 

yes...I plan to attempt to figure that out once I have some pressure in the system to identify a leak. I was low on clutch fluid once before with this vehicle about 4 years ago and never diagnosed the problem. The weird part was, there was no clues (hard to shift into reverse) like there were last time. Drove it last night and it shifted fine and this morning woke up to it not working.

 

Huh. That is pretty weird. At least everything is external on these Honda's. At least everything fluid related. You may want to check underneath the dash for an internal leak of the master as well.

 

I had the same issue with my 95, some days I would get pressure some days not. eventually the pedal had little to none but I could shift. I changed the master cylinder with an OEM unit and everything is dandy.

I think the master cylinder fails internally since brake fluid is supposed to be changed every couple of years. This causes deterioration on internal parts which results in the symptoms you, myself and others get.

 

What happens is the pushrod for the master cylinder develops a really really really slow leak. It takes a long time for it to leak all the fluid out.

Just look down at the pushrod for the master cylinder down by the clutch pedal.