clutch fail? (slave cylinder at fault)

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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:45 pm

Washed the car this morning and went for a spin all was fine
Got in her to pick the mrs up as its nice (beats driving the Bora)

Fired her up nothing there at the pedal?
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:10 pm

Have you checked the clutch fluid?
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:21 pm

Just looked empty :?
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:29 pm

If you're losing fluid then one of your cylinders has probably failed. If you haven't noticed all the fluid pouring into your footwells, then it's probably the slave cylinder.
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:33 pm

If you haven't moved the car, have a look underneath to see if you can see a puddle of fluid. If yes, the slave cylinder has gone. If nothing under the car, check around the clutch pedal. If the carpet is damp/oily then the master cylinder has gone.

Either way, its best practice to change both at the same time - the newer cylinder usually causes the older, weaker cylinder to fail fairly soon after.
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:48 pm

Clutch slave fluid can leak into the box and leave no trace on the floor, as with mine :(

There are wiki articles on clutch cylinder changes if that helps. Also, I discovered thanks to the zone you can drive without a clutch in an emergency - not advisable long term :eek: (Works in my 59 plate Fiesta too :D)
The story so far... http://www.cookracing.co.uk/

Also please help the race budget by watching some videos :) https://www.youtube.com/cookracinguk
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:48 pm

Cheers
tiny bit on drive nothing I can see inside
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:57 pm

Good, cos the Wiki's only got a guide for swapping the slave :D

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... _Cylinders
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:01 pm

Will this damage the Clutch then leaking into it opposed to onto drive.
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:16 pm

So anyone in Yorkshire want to do a priced job :o
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Post Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:04 pm

milescook wrote:Clutch slave fluid can leak into the box and leave no trace on the floor, as with mine :(
There's a small slot, about an inch long, right at the bottom where the bell housing meets the engine. The escaped fluid should emerge from there.
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Post Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:19 pm

thanks for the replies

just ordered them both as price was only £50 total
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Post Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:34 pm

Did the slave sat very easy
Master after work 2day bit of a pain but all done
Just need to bleed the system Tuesday
Thanks guys for the replys
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