CompuBob

Well my clutch works fine if I use it like normal but if I put a little weight on it like, the weight of my shoe it will fall right to the floor and then I have to stick my foot under it to lift it back up.
I checked my clutch fluid, it seemed a bit low, like a little under the low level mark so I'm wondering if it sucked in some air, it needs to be bled anyways but I cant do that right now so I'm just wondering if it would be something elce.
it just started doing this suddenley last night.

sar

iTrader: (1)

how do you use it like normal without the wieght of your foot or shoe?

It sounds purely hydraulic to me, just bleed that sucker.

Dinnercoat

Roger, bleed the clutch system and if you don't know how go get a Haynes manual.

CompuBob

if I hit it hard and fast like normal use, then it works fine, but if I rest my foot on it then it goes right to the floor. (no i dont rest my foot on it during normal driving)
although if I use it like normal and put it in 1'st at a stop light I can stay there all day and it wont start enguaging.. which is wierd, you think it would.

CompuBob

easy stuff, just waiting for a friend to come by to lend me a hand. then I'll post the results.

nopistons

If you have air in there, you have a leak somewhere. Find the leak first. If there's no leak, then either the master cylinder or slave cylinder is leaking internally and will have to be rebuilt or replaced.

Tech_Greek

It's the master cylinder leaking past the piston as you rest your foot on it...

Replace BOTH the slave and master, the best mantience to these cars imho, I replaced just the master and that bit me in the *** because several months later the slave went out..

Speculum

I'm betting its master.

CompuBob

ok, so now it's totally gone, I left work today and decided to stop by my moms house which is only a few blocks away from where I work, I pulled in the driveway and saw no one was home so I went to turn around and leave, then I had no pedal at all. luckly she came home a few minutes later and said I can take her truck for however long it takes to fix since she has another car there anyways. if I decided to go home instead I would be stuck on the highway about now.

anyways.. it's a simple enough fix, I'll pick up a new (used) master tomorrow off a friend but I'll have to do it in a foot of snow.. I know what to do in the engine bay but what tools do I need under the dash, also any helpfull tips that will make it a easy process would be appreciated

Tech_Greek

Get a long rubber hose, that you can bleed the system with by your self...

Hopefully you know how to do that of course...

But as for under the either a 12 or 10 MM deep socket or a wrench of same sorts I believe is what it was when I did mine. Don't loose any peices and wipe the area up around the new hole BEFORE you put the new one back in (just in case you didnt know it eats paint...alive).

Speculum

a new (used) as from ... a junkyard? why ... the rebuild kit should be ~$10-20 ...

TrevorsTII

same thing happened to me when i bought the car..it was the clutch master..i got a new one with slave and fixed the problem..

RETed

If the clutch hydraulics are all original, change ALL of it now.
Unless you have the rare occurance that your clutch fork or pivot broke...


-Ted

lupin

iTrader: (3)

the same thing happened to me but at the same time my water pump went and my alternator and my batt.

Also think how long has it been since you changed the tranny fluid?