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Is My Clutch Master Cylinder Shot?

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Old 11-27-06, 05:12 PM
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Is My Clutch Master Cylinder Shot?

For the most part, my clutch system works fine. But sometimes, it does not like to go into gear at all. I have started to notice this in the past few months. My first thought was air in the system, soI bled my slave. This didnt make a difference. Some days it shifts fine and others it acts like my clutch is engaged. I dont know if its the weather and me using too heavy of tanny fluid. When bleeding my clutch, I also noticed that my fluid looked like old nasty brake fluid, all grey and murky. Any suggestions would be great.
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Keep bleeding until it's golden brown ... or whatever the color of the brake fluid you're using is...
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Ive heard that the bad fluid color is a good indicator of a dying master cylinder. Is it normal for the fluid to get that nasty? Clutch hydrolics dont see as much heat as brake fluid so I cant really see how id go bad otherwise.
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If it isn't leaking, you can probably rebuild it.

You can always take it apart, but if you do that you may as well rebuild it.
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