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Old 03-14-2006, 03:33 PM
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help, clutch problem.

I done my 5 speed swap 3 weeks ago. When it's out of the shop, the clutch feels funny, it's hard to press down, but when i press it 3/4 of the way, it feel like there isn't any pressure and it does the same on the way back. Well i got used to that, but now i got a more serious problem on hand. When i do a cold start in the morning, the clutch feels good, but the engage point for the gears are near the bottom of the clutch. When i drive it around and heat the car up, the engage point move up and up the clutch. One time it move up so much that i shift in gear and let go the clutch, the car wont' move b/c it wasn't engage in the gears. I had to tow it to the shop, but the next morning the mechanic look at the car, nothing was wrong with it. Anyone have an idea why the pressure in my clutch system is acting up like that.
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Old 03-14-2006, 05:21 PM
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I would bleed the clutch again. You might have air in the line causing those kind of clutch problems!!
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Old 03-14-2006, 05:55 PM
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i bleed the clutch system 3 times, everytime i bleed it, the pressure would feel good, but after a while of driving, the same happen again.
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Old 03-14-2006, 06:04 PM
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what if it is the operating cylinder or the master cylinder..... those look like to be the only two other things that could have any problem...
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Old 03-14-2006, 06:09 PM
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probably a faulty slave cylinder, did you get them new with the swap?
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Old 03-14-2006, 06:13 PM
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re-bleed a few times yet....air may be a ***** to get out of a hose....had to bleed the same caliper once a week for 5 weeks on another car....
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Old 03-14-2006, 08:03 PM
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the master and slave cyclinder are both new. Hmm could there be any leak on the lines that runs through it? well i read the haynes manual, it think my clutch pedal is overheating. could that be the case? or maybe i should take it to dealer and let them check it out?
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eh you would probably smell that.. sounds like a hydraulic problem to me.
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Yeah, if your clutch is overheating it's usually because you're driving very badly. If you engage each gear fully and don't start at 5krpm all the time, your clutch will be fine where heat is concerned. You'd also definitely be able to smell it, as s0ber pointed out. I definitely agree that it's your hydraulic system, in fact it sounds like a leak somewhere to me...
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Old 03-14-2006, 08:38 PM
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yeah, i don't think it's my clutch plate, but it might be the clutch pedal assy. I'm running clutch 6 puck sprung clutch with 2x red pp. So i think the clutch will hope, and plus i don't even lunach my car at all. Is there anyway to test what is wrong with the hydrlic system?
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keep it parked, pump the clutch a bunch and see if there's a puddle under your car
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Old 03-14-2006, 10:36 PM
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haha, nice idea. Well i put a cardboard under my car tonight ill see if there is any fluid tomorrow morning when i wake up. I guess i'll keep on bleeding the hydric system and see how it works. if nothing works i'll take it to the deals.
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