t44 clutch pedal weirdness

[Henry A Harper III]

How old is the clutch slave? Is brake fluid low? The clutch slave, clutch 
master and hose connecting them are commonly replaced around the same time, 
from what I've read here...hopefully with only one trasmission-area 
disassembly.  The clutch master and slave use brake fluid, so there wouldn't 
ever be central hydraulic fluid on your left foot. Since all they need is a 
little brake fluid sip, the clutch isn't affected by the bomb/pump/rack 
business which operates from the separate reservoir of central hydraulic fluid. 
It's not quite clear below whether you are talking about the *clutch* master 
cylinder or the *brake* master cylinder in both sentences?

HTH
Henry Harper
http://www.henry-harper.com (back up after a long night of installing 
packages...except db data :()
1991 200 quattro, a mere 120k, shiny new timing belt
1988 GTI 16v, 238k

On Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:39 AM, Chris Dyer [SMTP:chrisdyer at hotmail.com] 
wrote:
> Looking for help on my '87 5kcstq:  sometimes in the morning, the clutch
> pedal will be close to the floor. After a few pumps, it seems to act normal
> and I'm on my way.
>
> Symptom occurs maybe every other, or every other 2 days, only in the morning
> after sitting for a long time.  It's intermittent--after sitting for 3 days
> whilst enjoying my Vespa, clutch pedal was normal.
>
> Hyd. fluid seems normal; no drippy drip on my left foot.  Car now has about
> 200k mi.; bomb, clutch master, pump, hoses, rebuilt rack have all been done
> at various times since I've had it @118k mi. I'd guess the bomb/m.c. are
> about 5 yrs old; rack & pump about 3 yrs old. I'd also guess that the
> bomb/m.c. might near the end of their lifespan?