Clutch Problem?

[Zeusimo]

Hello Fello Ratuners, Been A While Since I've Been On :hmm:

 

Lately I've Been Noticing That I Am Having To Push My Clutch Pedal All The Way To The Floor

(It Was Also Like This When I Bought It, But I Adjusted The Pedal's Play And There Weren't Any Problems)

Yesterday I Adjusted My Pedal Play To 1/4 Of An Inch And It Is The Same, I'm Not Grinding Any Gears (YET)

But I Want To Get Rid Of This Problem Before I Do

 

Maybe I Need To Bleed Or Change The Fluid....?

I Have Not Touched Anything, Transmission And Clutch Wise Since I Bought This Truck

Mostly Because I Have No Idea What The Hell I Am Doing When It Comes To Trannys (My First Stick Shift)

 

Any1 Know What's Going On? Help Is Greatly Appreciated :D

[datzenmike]

Peddle 'play' or clearance before the linkage starts to push on the master is only a few mm or 1/16"

[thisismatt]

Sorry, you lost me with every fist letter capitalized. :rolleyes:

[Zeusimo]

That's Where It's At Right Now, The Peddle Gets Hard At 1/4 Of An Inch But Then It Gets Harder Towards The Floor...

Hmm... It Might Be The Spring Holding It Back :mellow:

 

Gonna Check

[Zeusimo]

Nope It's Not The Spring <_<

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJCRuKFK_Ec

[banzai510(hainz)]

bleed the slave. refill ect... then try again

[Zeusimo]

Hehe... How Do I Do That?

Same As Bleedig Brakes??

[datzenmike]

Have someone hold the peddle down and you open the bleeder and let it spurt out. Close the bleeder lift the peddle... repeat 4-5 times to be sure. Do NOT let the master run dry.

[Zeusimo]

I Looked Down The Reservoir And There's Nothing

It's Not Dry But There's Not Much There

I Must Have A Really Small Leak Because It Took 10 Months For This To Happen

I Just Fill With DOT 3 Break Fluid, Bleed, Then Fill Again?

[metalmonkey47]

I Just Fill With DOT 3 Break Fluid, Bleed, Then Fill Again?

 

Yup, DOT 3 brake fluid.

 

 

 

Bleed from the slave until fluid comes out clear and no air is coming out. Watch the res though, it empties quick.

[Lude944]

I Just Fill With DOT 3 Break Fluid, Bleed, Then Fill Again?

 

are you bleeding from the master cylinder (on top) or the slave cylinder (on bottom)...Check to see if your slave cylinder is not seized i had similar problem to yours a couple months ago and my slave was seized...replaced slave and was good to go. I figured it out by disconnecting the line from the master to the slave (put a towel cause it will squirt and this stuff is corrosive) and pumping the pedal. When i did this i was able to depress the pedal all the way and when connected the pedal had no play. Good luck

[Zeusimo]

I Did This Yesterday And It Felt Brand New

But, Today I Went Out To My Truck, Started It, I Was About To Reverse And The Clutch Peddle Had No Resistance

So In My Mind I Was Like (RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHGGGGG :crying:)

I Started Pumping The Peddle And It Got Back To Normal :huh:

Does That Sound Bad?

Perhaps It Was Because I Used Synthetic DOT 3 Fluid? (That's All They Had)

 

I Guess I'm Back Where I Was....

I Do Get More Peddle Movement From Refilling And Bleeding, But There Is Still Some Play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_i8l3-HW98

This Is Also Leaky, I Was Thinking About Replacing It Since It's Cheap Along With The Hose

http://www.rockauto....o.php?pk=484023

http://www.rockauto....o.php?pk=483881

[Sealik]

Sorry, you lost me with every fist letter capitalized. :rolleyes:

[banzai510(hainz)]

it leaks already.

replace it.

also I think the fork arm would be closer to the slave.

 

my clutch is also soft on my yelow car if i dont use it a few weeks and it pumps up after 2 or 3 pumps.your leaks already unless maybe you try to rebleed it. and see what it does

 

 

use dot 3 fluid see if that helps from leaking

[metalmonkey47]

Are you 100% positive there's no leaking clutch lines?

 

Have someone pump it while you sit underneath. Watch all the soft lines to see if they're ballooning in weak spots. BAM, lost pressure.

[Zeusimo]

I'm Positive The Hose Leaks, Now That I Bled The Line There Was A Big Puddle Of Fluid Under Truck This Morning...

So I'm Back Where I Started.... <_<

I Already Ordered Slave And Hose, Might Be In Wed Or Thrs.

That Should Fix Problem Forever (Or At Least A Long Time)

[Stfwells]

Sorry, you lost me with every fist letter capitalized. :rolleyes:

 

^^^^Like Matt said...learn some grammar. Your posts are driving me :frantics: .

 

It's like the worlds longest book title or some shit.

[Zeusimo]

Ok, Got My Parts Yesterday...

So Now It's FRIDAY, FRIDAY!♫, Removed Parts And Gonna Install New Ones Now...

Just One More Question...

Is It Bad To Use Synthetic DOT 3 Fluid? Only Other Thing I Can Find Is Vatozone Fluid (I Know It's A Big NO-NO On Old Motors But Clutch/Break Systems?) :unsure:

[datzenmike]

DOT 3 is superseded by DOT 4 which is almost identical. If you have found some DOT 3, use it. The 4 has a slightly higher boiling point. BTW all glycol based brake fluids are synthetic.