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clutch probs

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:37 am
by matthewK
just the other day my clutch played up,

my foot was lifitng about an inch off the floor to engage the clutch, but soon after i had to pump the clutch a bit 2-3 times then change gears,

i thought air was in the lines so i bleeded the clutch and manage to get it half way off the floor before it engage were it used to be,
before long it shifted so that when you engaged now you only had half an inch till your foot was fully off the clutch,

i managed to play around with peddle for a bit but i wanna work it out before somthing happens

any ideas guys?

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:22 am
by plowy
if your using fluid check the slave cyl is not leaking
and check your master cylinder


slave cyl peel dust boot off cylinder n see if fluid runs out

master cyl will have fluid leaking down either side of the firewall were its positioned

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:43 am
by matthewK
yeah io remember a while back i had to replace the lil rubber bit in the cylinder dosent seem to be useing any fluid at all

like you just got to pump the clutch to get pressure to beable to change gears
first thing in the morn i pump it `5-6 times
while driving even on long distance i get the revs right slip it out of gear and pump the clutch a few times , other wize feels like no clutch is there

it kinda hard to explain but im doing me best :)

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:49 am
by plowy
how much pressure of fluid you getting out of the slave cyl when bleeding it ?
if its weak you may have a faulty clutch master cylinder ,it has a rubber cup in it too as like the slave cyl you replaced

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:10 pm
by matthewK
could be my problem

it dosent poor out and its not dribbling i supose ,

when i bleed it last week the clutch moved back to where it used to be about half way off the floor before it moved to where you had half an inch before your foot was fully off the clutch then moving back aftyer a day to one inch off the floor

so it could be the clutch master the clutch dont seem to be slipping or anything