clutch pedal slow to come back up - serious?

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finluxsuperstar
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Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:09 pm

evening

have noticed a couple of times that when i take my foot off the clutch, the pedal is slow to come up. its not everytime though..

any ideas to ascertain whether the problem is serious or not?
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Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:16 am

check for fluid loss, expect to replace the M/cyl and or Slave soon I'm afraid.
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Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:21 pm

put some card down last night and there are some spots of oil on it..

just changed all the shocks and front disks/pads... going to have to find the credit card i think

if i bought the parts would i just need master/slave and fluid?
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Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:39 pm

yeah, you could change the flexi hose to the slave cyl for the full monty, only an extra £10 and there's nothing to contaminate the new parts.

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Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:45 pm

Ant wrote:yeah, you could change the flexi hose to the slave cyl for the full monty, only an extra £10 and there's nothing to contaminate the new parts.

GSF/ECP list all you require :D
Not being funny but the last time i tried finding a flexi hose it was a dealer only part at £80 and a braided one was £40
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Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:02 pm

use a std rear intermediate hose ( fem/fem) with a second M10x1 male on the remainded steel hose from the original, or make a new M/M fitting(pennies)

there's always a workaround :D
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Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:11 pm

And there was me keeping the ones off my breakers hoping they would be worth a coup;e of quid :D
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