did the master leak?

Nope, master never leaked. It just.. didn't do ANYTHING by the time I got around to replacing it (the car had been sitting for a while)



But I'm not the only one who'se had both go bad. Most people I've talked to tend to say that if you do one, do both. My master brake Cyl did a similar thing when it went. It would push a *bit* of fluid through the lines, but not all the way to the back of the car, and not enough to make the brakes fully engage properly. It never leaked, it just stopped doing it's job.



Jon

Also, check your fluid color... If it's dark and opaque, chances are one of em is starting to fail... I had a problem once--lost all compression--found out it was because of tons of air in my system.



FS

explain what you mean by SLIPPING? when your driving, or when you engage the clutch? just my experiance ( wich ain't much obviously) i can't see how the slave cylander can have anything to do with the clutch slipping. maybe not releasing right when you take off. but not SLIPPING. unless maybe its spitting dot 3 into your housing. so i'm lost in this convo. what is your clutch doing? SLIPPING, or not engaging right?





late

My clutch master was dodgy when i bought my car, i replaced the master cylinder, bled the system and haven't had a problem yet, so it just shows that if one does not operate properly, it doesn't always mean the other is going out too (slave cylinder).

I don't see how either cylinder can make the clutch slip. The clutch rests fully engaged. If either cylinder is broken/leaking, it might not release all the way, you'll have problems shifting probably, but it won't make it slip. If it is slipping when fully engaged, then you need a new clutch, not the cylinders.

thank you very much. thats what i was saying.





late

yea guys, the clutch just engages really slowly. how ever one time i was going 100+ and i could smell the clutch burning.....but the clutch doesnt slip too bad after it engages so i think i will be fine with just the cylinders until i can afford a new clutch.

If the clutch is engaging "slow", then it is just slipping more than what you're used to as it engages. If that, and it slipping some while engaged, is all that is wrong, then it has nothing to do with either cylinder, you need a new clutch. You can use the slipping one for quite a while longer though, it doesn't need to be replaced, just go easy on it and it should last for a while longer until you get some $ for a new clutch. Another possibility is if you've been messing with the pedal adjustment, then you may have it adjusted so the pedal is so low that it won't let the clutch engage all the way. I doubt it, but if you've been messing with the adjustment at all, then it could happen.



If either cylinder is bad, then something else will happen. You will be leaking clutch fluid and need to fill up every once in a while, or when you keep the pedal depressed for a while, the clutch will start to engage itself. You might have problems shifting because the cylinders can't put out enough pressure to disengege the clutch all the way. Or when the cylinder goes completely bad, you won't be able to disengage the clutch at all.



THE CYLINDERS BEING BAD WILL NOT MAKE THE CLUTCH SLIP.

is there a way to check the cylinders do make sure they arent bad?