Manche757 Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 89 MJ 4.0 5 speed 75K miles 3 or 4 days ago the clutch pedal did not come all the way up. Previously the pedal would come all the way up and would not engage until it was most of the way up. Now it engages closer to the floor. It performs just as well as it did before. It has not gotten worse. It was not a gradual change. What happened?
Eagle Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 I would suspect that you are losing clutch fluid. Check the clutch master cylinder. If it's down, the problem could be the master cylinder, could be the slave cylinder, or it could be the connection between them.
Manche757 Posted September 2, 2018 Author Posted September 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, Eagle said: I would suspect that you are losing clutch fluid. Check the clutch master cylinder. If it's down, the problem could be the master cylinder, could be the slave cylinder, or it could be the connection between them. Losing as in leaking out or not sealing?
Manche757 Posted September 2, 2018 Author Posted September 2, 2018 On 12/20/2012 at 8:34 AM, 88whitemanche said: Is it weird that the bottom of the bell housing is full of clutch fluid instead of the wall by the fuse panel? BIOTEX reponded: Not at all. Just means the slave cylinder is leaking and not the master cylinder. On a side note: You should have seen the strange look my Aunt gave me the other day when I mentiond needing to "bleed the slave after changing the master". I kid you not she was puzzled and bothered enough to pull me aside to explain myself.
Eagle Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Manche757 said: BIOTEX reponded: Not at all. Just means the slave cylinder is leaking and not the master cylinder. On a side note: You should have seen the strange look my Aunt gave me the other day when I mentiond needing to "bleed the slave after changing the master". I kid you not she was puzzled and bothered enough to pull me aside to explain myself.
Manche757 Posted September 2, 2018 Author Posted September 2, 2018 Fluid is low but showing. Should I assume DOT 3 is in the system and that is what I should add? From another old thread After reading the thread and comments, if either the master clutch cylinder or the slave needs to be replaced,both should be replaced along with the connecting line? Are the suggestions in the 2012 thread still recommended? Plates too? Other threads say replace rear main seals and more. Seems like to be an expanding project
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