Where'd all the clutch fluid go?

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leed
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:28 am

Ok in two days the bitting point went from normal to somewhere pass the floor, at which point I decided to check the fluid, it had all gone :(

Filled it up, bled it, all back to normal and I can't find a leak anywhere. Is it currently squirting into the housing or something?

I feel nervous

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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:31 am

check master and slave ....mine was leaking under the carpet at the pedals
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:43 am

andymn wrote:check master and slave ....mine was leaking under the carpet at the pedals
same as mine,changed the master cylinder,easy job,problem solved :wink:
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:11 pm

D'oh sorry thats what I forgot to mention, nothing seems to be leaking anywhere, master and slave all dry?????
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:19 pm

It got to be leaking somewhere it cant evaporate..check again..inc pipe...it could be only dripping from bleed screw when you put the clutch down...look at the slave when someone presses the clutch for you...chances are you might need to do both while you are at it unless just loose
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Post Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:51 pm

check the pipe from the reservoir to the master cylinder. this likes to go brittle and shitty!
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