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Old 12-26-2006, 12:55 PM
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i think my clutch is on the way out

so heres whats going on, this morning i try to move my car and notice the clutch is very very light, takes almost no pressure to push it down and also that it only comes back out half way on its own, with repeated stopings on the clutch it came back all the way. The gears were very difficult to shift into/unable to be shifted into. Am i going to need a new clutch? thanks!
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Old 12-26-2006, 01:13 PM
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Sounds like either the clutch master cylinder and/or slave cylinder has went bad...
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Old 12-26-2006, 06:41 PM
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yes

sucks... ive had it happen to me VERY annoying and my GF got scared of me a couple of times because i get so angry at it lol

slave cylinder... $20 and VERY!!!! VERY easy to replace

but you also want to change your master as well... dont know the cost
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Old 12-26-2006, 09:01 PM
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third that. hydraulics are easy. good project for tomorrow afternoon.
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Old 12-27-2006, 08:31 PM
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thanks guys!
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Old 01-18-2007, 11:25 AM
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It's the master/slave cylinder.Just did mine.
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Old 01-18-2007, 01:35 PM
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nice

easy but annoying that those small parts wont let you drive your car

glad its fixed
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Old 01-18-2007, 01:45 PM
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It's definitely a hydraulic problem like everyone else has been saying. I recently replaced my master cylinder and my slave cylinder because they both went out on me. I also just broke my clutch pedal assembly in two places because I have an ACT clutch (very stiff). I had to weld the pedal assembly back together (where it cracked) and I had to re-enforce the heck out of it so that it wouldn't break in the future.
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Old 01-18-2007, 02:10 PM
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yes

sucks... ive had it happen to me VERY annoying and my GF got scared of me a couple of times because i get so angry at it lol
no wonder she's scared of you kidnapping her
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Old 01-18-2007, 04:49 PM
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Just DO NOT get one from autozone. Unless you have short term memory loss, then the repeat of this problem won't phase you.
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Old 01-18-2007, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by therealgoon9
Just DO NOT get one from autozone. Unless you have short term memory loss, then the repeat of this problem won't phase you.


NEVER BUY HYDRAULIC PARTS FROM AZ!!
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Old 01-18-2007, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 505max94se


NEVER BUY HYDRAULIC PARTS FROM AZ!!


forizzle guys... just dont
and remember to tell a friend
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Old 01-19-2007, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 505max94se


NEVER BUY PARTS FROM AZ!!
Fixed!
No charge either
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Old 01-21-2007, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 505max94se
It's definitely a hydraulic problem like everyone else has been saying. I recently replaced my master cylinder and my slave cylinder because they both went out on me. I also just broke my clutch pedal assembly in two places because I have an ACT clutch (very stiff). I had to weld the pedal assembly back together (where it cracked) and I had to re-enforce the heck out of it so that it wouldn't break in the future.
That happened to me as well but i also ripped the mounting nut in the dash out
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