benjy_26 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Hello all. I'm having clutch issues...again. It started this morning on my commute to work. The pedal started getting softer, and I had to keep pushing it further down for it to disengage. On my drive back, I was having to push it all the way to the floor. Going up my driveway, I pretty much lost the clutch. There are no leaks, I'm not missing any fluid, but the fluid in the reservoir is BLACK. I changed my slave cylinder a few months ago, btw. Do you guys think it's the master cylinder that let go this time? Thanks in advance!
ftpiercecracker1 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Well its either one or the other. Since you have already replaced the slave, the master would be the next and easiest thing to replace.
benjy_26 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Would the slave fail without leaking?
tugalo Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 when mine did this, it was a broken weld that holds the clutch pedal to the actuating rod.............
benjy_26 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 when mine did this, it was a broken weld that holds the clutch pedal to the actuating rod............. I don't know what the assembly looks like..How did you fix it?
thejim42 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Replace the hose that goes from the master to the slave and bleed the system. That's probably why the fluid is black. I had the same problem with mine.
tugalo Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Put your head down by the gas pedal and look up at the end of the clutch arm. Take your hand and push on the clutch pedal, watch the end of the clutch arm where it attaches to the rod, if the rod turns, it is not broken
COMJNUT Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Check out my build thread on clutch pedal assembly pics. http://comancheclub.com/topic/29630-scotts-91/
benjy_26 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks a bunch, guys. I got it running in a snap! I swapped the master out, bled the system, and it's running smoooooth now. I had replaced my clutch line prior to this. I think the black stuff in the fluid was what was left of the MC's blown seals.
dustyinthedirt Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 My master was leaking a while back and i exchanged it and after that it would lose pressure every once and a while, i would pump it and the pressure came back. till one day it didnt and it would fluid would be full of bubbles. is it because i didnt bench bleed it properly? i tried to bench bleed it but i'm not sure i did it right
benjy_26 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Posted February 21, 2015 Are you talking about the clutch master cylinder, or the brake MC?
benjy_26 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Posted February 22, 2015 I didn't bench bleed mine and it's been running great. I gravity bled it once installed (to get all the old, dirty fluid out), then did the "normal" bleeding of the system just to make sure.
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