[s-cars] list wisdom request: clutch woes
brian hoeft
surlyq at gmail.com
Tue Sep 20 12:43:06 EDT 2005
so i was left once again with the suction cup to the floor type clutch pedal
action this morning... thankfully in between shifts, i felt the drop then
mumbled fhk,ckskr,mthrfkr,fck,snfa,fck,mthrfk!!!!!
so im 'hypothesizing' clutch master cylinder... slave cylinder is new as of
last summer. and please please correct me if im wrong, but the symptoms of
throwout bearing failure are not that of a hydraulik system failure,
correct?
i have a t/o bearing, guide sleeve, spring and bushing i just received for a
noisy t/o bearing i planned on replacing when i have to drop my exhaust
anyways to replace the cat to cure my boost issues. but i dont think if it
failed (t/o bearing that is) i would have this type of pedal symptom. am i
wrong? could it be the t/o bearing?
clutch master; doesnt look leaky initially from removing the panels below
it, but leaks can be internal and not visible always correct?
if its a hose, well i have them used and willing to make due, but i dont
think using a master cyl with 100k is worth it being that this could happen
again, and its a real pain to swap.
special thanks to chris semple(force5) for almost selling me the MC... i was
on the road and wound up being towed to a shop that im friendly with. so
being that they're going to let me use their lot to wrench myself, i figured
the least i could do was respectfully pay them to get me the part... & while
im at it also, im going to utilize their press to replace my wheel bearing.
so it kinda works out, for now,, im just hoping it is the MC, i can swap it
tomorrow, get the bearing pressed and still make it to h2o.
so whats my point??? i guess,, anybody have helpful advice for things to
know about MC replacement?, could it be the T/O bearing? or any other words
of wisdom?
maybe keep a lookout for the whole story with pics on audiworld...
thanks, -brian
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