mwpayne

Ok, 'nuther ? on the SE I just got.
When you hold the clutch in for a long period of time, say, a long stop light, you can feel the engine begin to engage, as if you're letting up. When I do let up, clutch stays close to the floor, I have to pull up on it to get it to work. Normal driving, no problems at all.
I'm thinking clutch cylinder. Bet some of you have had this happen before.
What do y'all think?

DONNA

ditto, i had a pin hole leak in the hose from master to slave, $9 fix,,,,looses pressure, i also bought the slave and changed the fluid,,,good luck and congrats on the new car,,,,

mwpayne

Thanks Donna. Where exactly should I check for a leak?
There' nothing obvious under the hood.
Leak instead of a bad part? Hope so.

RotorMotorDriver

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Well, technically the leak is a bad part . I would check the slave cylinder, and the hose that connects the master cyliner to the slave cylinder. The master cylinder is simply the small fluid resivor that the clutch fluid goes in, and theres a hard metal line that comes out of it. Then, it turns to rubber and leads down to the slave cylinder. Its on the drivers side close to where the inner fender and firewall meet (black round cap, little round container. The rectangle one is the brake master cylinder). Check those two things for leaks, or signs of leaking. Maybe have someone step on the clutch while you look for a trickle .

~T.J.

inittab

It's probably either your clutch master cylinder or your slave or maybe a leak in the rubber hose. I vote it's one of the first two. Those parts have a service life of I think 30k miles. Chances are they're in need of replacement. The good news is that both those parts are pretty cheap and aside from that freak'n upper bolt on the master cylinder it's pretty easy to replace. Good luck!

mwpayne

Yeah, I just read about that upper bolt..
I'm prayin' for a leak in a tube or something!

inittab

eh... if you're a good contortionist it's not so bad

SilverMint79

Test, Sorry, newbie, just seeing if my signature and stuff worked.

mwpayne

Everything under the hood looks dry. recon I should replace the master(metal part is really rusty!) and slave at the same time?

inittab

My master cylinder was real rusty too and so was the fluid. I replaced both the master and the slave at the same time. In your case it's hard to tell what part has actually gone bad so just replace them both and then you'll know it's all good.

mwpayne

Sounds like a plan, thanks!

Going to sears for proper tools first, though!

84GSL-SE in Maryland

Hey Mike,
Did you check for leaks around the bleed screw on the slave? The bozo who bled it (me!) might not have shut it tight!

mwpayne

Hey Bill, welcome to my thread and the forum!
Find another good deal on a seven like I did and join in the festivities.

No leaks anywhere, the bleed nipple and everthing else is dry. As much as I'd love to blame you, 'the glove doesn't fit, so I must aquit!'
I got the parts coming tomorrow, I'll knock it out one night this week. I understand the upper bolt will cause me to exclaim several colorful metaphors, but that's half the fun!

84GSL-SE in Maryland

Wish we lived closer. I'd love to wrench with you. You buy the parts, I'll drink the beer and watch you curse that upper bolt!

mwpayne

Since we don't live close and you won't be here, I'll just cuss the guy that sold me the car with the damn upper bolt!!

Wankelguy

Don't fear the upper bolt.
Just be creative and patient and you will make it out alive, probably.