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URGENT! clutch went flat and bleeding does nothing

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Old 04-09-2013, 09:53 PM
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URGENT! clutch went flat and bleeding does nothing

changed out my suspension today and after all is said and done go to take it for a spin and the clutch was dead to the ground and no fluid was in the reservoir.

filled up and bled the fluid and still nothing. WHEN bleeding I get a larger puddle then the bleed on the passenger side of the car.

any ideas or anything?????
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Old 04-10-2013, 07:10 AM
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clutch slave cylinder's shot. my .o2
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Old 04-10-2013, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by agentrice
changed out my suspension today and after all is said and done go to take it for a spin and the clutch was dead to the ground and no fluid was in the reservoir.

filled up and bled the fluid and still nothing. WHEN bleeding I get a larger puddle then the bleed on the passenger side of the car.

any ideas or anything?????
Did you disconnect ANY hydraulic lines while changing out the suspension?
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Old 04-10-2013, 02:45 PM
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All the clutch stuff is on the driver's side of the engine compartment, so don't understand how you got a puddle on the passenger side?? Only part of the suspension anywhere close to the clutch is the driver's side strut tower where those weird hard lines and bleeder valve are located. I swapped out all of the clutch hard and soft lines for a direct "master to slave" stainless hose a couple of years ago; completely eliminated fluid loss from the clutch system. Good luck.
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Old 04-10-2013, 05:41 PM
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Slave cylinder or the slave cylinder line is leaking and you never knew happened to me on a previous car.
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Old 04-10-2013, 06:19 PM
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Its probably the rubber line going to the slave. Mine popped in freezing weather, ended up going with a ss line. It could just have a hole in it and happen to be squirting over to the passenger side.
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People, this happened immediately after he did suspension work. Something he disturbed did this. It's not a slave or master cylinder.
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negative ghost rider.. it was the hose. it was leaking and squirting opposite of the bleeder. it just gave up
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