01SilverMaxima

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Just wondering wut the average mileage is on everyone cars once they had to put a new clutch in. I have 125,000, and this morning it felt like it had no pressure. Maybe the slave is going out? (easier fix)
it engages almost at the floorboard now.

nelledge

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It sounds like you have a leak. Make sure you're reservoir is filled correctly, inspect the hoses for fluid, and then inspect for moisture around the slave. Air in the system from some type of leak is very common, and yields the symptoms you're having. My factory clutch was still going strong on my 4th gen at 182k miles when I sold it.

5 ltr. beater

its ur hydraulics; not your clutch; same thing happened to me. i'd have no pressure in the mrng but as i drove the car, the clutch pressure would built back up...replaced the master and slave and everything is back to nrml.

01SilverMaxima

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Thanks, maybe I'll try justthe slave first. It just started this morning. And yea it got better as day has gone on. No fluid leaks anywhere.

Scottwax

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As long as you don't abuse the clutch, pretty easy to get 100-150k miles out of the original. I do know that whenever Car and Driver would do long term tests on Maximas they'd have to replace the clutch before the 40k mile test was up but they admittedly were very hard on the cars.

01SilverMaxima

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Well that was fast, clutch pedal goes to the floor now, no pressure. won't come outta gear. Gonna try slave first.

phatboislim

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its 99% chance that its the hose going to the trans *clutch fluid related* happened to my car about that mileage, and its a common thing to go wrong...

01SilverMaxima

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So phatboi, the hose (i assume ur talking about the rubber hose and not the metal line) either becomes clogged or sprung a leak? I have no leaks. I will look closer when I get of work.

phatboislim

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you probably wont see the leak unless you have everything torn down or you just blatantly see that the resorvoir is low on clutch fluid...i had no idea until one night i went to start my car, pedal was dead. checked the fluid, none in there. i believe its a rubber hose though if i remember correctly, its been two years since ive had mine replaced..happened like a couple months after i bought my car

scott33

i have a 2001 nissan maxima se 20th aniversary edition i boughtit from the original owner at 123,000 the clutchwent at 126,000 miles and had to have it towed to my shop it cost me $850.00 to replace the clutch.

slydel

203k miles on stock clutch, so far

and1jr17

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^^ wow! didn't know the lasted so long.. says alot about driving habits..

MIK3

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124k on my 5.5 gen, still catches very well. Can't sense any slippage at all.