I have a newer car that is a stick shift and Ive been having problems with the car. I was driving to work one day and it started to get harder and harder to put into gear. So I tried the pump the pedal about a million times to see if it would be easier to put into gear. It didn't work so I ruled out the master cylinder. So I think its the slave cylinder but now im not so sure because now that I got it home there is no pressure on the pedal and it sticks to the floor. I can pull it back up so now Im confused is it the slave or the master cylinder?
2007-05-19 14:09:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i own a shop,and it may just be the slave cylinder on it,but as a rule of thumb i never replace just one of them ,the higher pressure from the newer one will make the older one blow out most of the time,so id replace both of them as a pair,i do it this way because i don't want to see a car come back for a repair that should have been done right the first time,but never just replace one,i know some of them are expensive,i have older model Porsche and one for it was about 200 bucks but its still better to replace both of them,this way you wont have to worry about it anymore,and some places now will give a life time warranty on them,good luck with it hope this helps.
2007-05-19 14:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You didn't mention the year, make or model of vehicle, but you obviously have some working knowledge of how a hydraulically actuated clutch works, since you mention master cylinder and slave cylinder in your question. If there is no pressure or resistance felt in the clutch pedal, I'd say all the fluid has leaked out completely, most likely from your slave cylinder. Simply checking the fluid level in your master cylinder will confirm this. Depending on the type of slave cylinder your particular vehicle is equipped with (concentric or non-concentric), your transmission may, or may not require removal to repair. Hope this helps.
2007-05-19 21:19:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ford Goddess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bro... it sounds to me like you just ran outta clutch fluid. You should probably check on that. I recently had the same thing happen to my car... maybe when you pumped the pedal a million times you ran outta fluid and now whenever you put fluid you still won't get pressure... (i'm not gonna sound all techincal cuz honestly i have no idea other than the experience of this happening to myself)... so what i did was i just took it to my friend's auto shop and he... did.... SOMETHING so that i was then able to bleed it. I think it had something to do with air getting into the tube when it's not supposed to be in (because you aren't supposed to totally run outta clutch fluid... but replace it when it gets low).
2007-05-19 21:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Albert L. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we knew what kind of vehicle it would help. It may be a defective or broken return spring.
Try bleeding the slave cylinder. If the master is good you will have pressure at the slave bleeder.
2007-05-19 21:14:46 · answer #4 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the clutch adjusted
2007-05-19 21:12:42 · answer #5 · answered by WilljClinton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋