today i was driving on the freeway from a friends house and as i got off the freeway i pushed the clutch in to down shift. the clutch pedal was almost fully depressed but i was able to get to 4th. now the pedal is fully depressed even when i pull the pedal up myself it feels like the clutch isnt dis-engaugeing. so i cant drive any where and im stuck in 4th gear. any advice please by tonight i gotta work tommarow!!!!

 

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your master cylinder needs to be replaced.

 

how do they go bad?? how much are they?

 

60 ish. If you can it would be wise to replace them all at ones since you can ruin new parts if the old components are contaminated (they most likely are).

 

it is not necessarily your clutch master cylinder. It also Might be your slave cylinder, or perhaps a line. Maybe your clutch is just fried. Check everything out, make sure you are actually replacing the defective part and not just throwing money at the car.

 

Good point! Although is most likely not your clutch that has failed but it would nice to confirm that the hydro part of your clutch system is at fault. But if your clutch hydro is indeed at fault i would change all the component in the system even if only one component has failed. The fact is that the system is pretty old and by fixing one weak point of the system the next weakest component will start to go. To find out if your clutch hydro is at fault you can try to bleed the system first and see if you get your clutch pedal back. Thats if is not leaking of course. If the clutch pedal after the bleeding the system then the parts.

 

Exactly!

 

Just replace the master and slave at the same time, might as well throw on a stainless line from Mazdatrix too. It's pretty easy and costs like $100.

 

is there a guide on how to change it? ive never done it before junpower how much would you charge to come to my place and do it??? ill provide beer

 

The master cylinder is anywhere from 50-90 it just depends on where you get it from, i'm actually having to get another one right now because it's going out again because the metal is scarred and i had just bought a rebuild kit for it thinking it would be okay. Like everyone else said, check your slave cylinder as well, but if it's not holding pressure it's more then likely your master cylinder. (It's always good to replace them at the same time, but you dont have too).

 

so i went out today and bought my master cylinder, 90 bucks at cragens but watever. so i bust out the hayness repair manual and i was about to disasemble it then i see theres no clutch fluid in it!!!! so then i put some fluid in it pumped the clutch a couple times and it came back to life!!! should i replace it any ways since i got a brand new one or wait?

 

You need to figure out where your leak is, and then replace that. If your MC is leaking check the driver side of the firewall for wetness. By your feet.

 

if you have no fluid in it that mean you have a leak in the system. You can most likely find the leak but i would still replace it any ways. If the master is dry then check to see if the hose is ripped or pry off the dust boot for the slave and see if the boot is filled with fluid. Damn thats a expensive master. Dealership expensive except!!

 

yea i know !!!! that was my last $ till the 18th too hopefully i can take it back

 

well just find the leaking part for now i guess. Lets hope is just the hose or something.