Clutch Slippage - Troubleshooting prior to replacing

[ejaf]

Thanks for the theory...I can only hope ;)

[bronsin]

HArd to get a handle on what is really going on with your clutch.

If you are ever in the south jersey area near Philly shoot me a message and let me look at it.

It would help to post here maybe every week or so as it how its working.

If you decide to have the work done let us know. Likewise if all seems well with it.

Good Luck!

[ejaf]

Gotcha...ty

[CoryM]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

But what if water water got into the slave cylinder the way air apparently does with some regularity on these. Causing rust and hanging up the slave piston so it doesn't fully retract and let the clutch disengage? Then the fluid change at your bleeding was just enough to progressively improve things a little in there.

This is really the only possible (although highly unlikely) scenario for a flush to fix a slipping clutch. Why it is so unlikely is because the springs of the pressure-plate are quite strong, and will force the piston back as you release the pedal. So it would have to be enough rust build-up to pack solid behind the piston. This is pretty unlikely, and a flush probably wouldn't remove the packed in rust if so. If it were a rust lip, it would form past the piston's normal travel.

Cheers.

[dogsridewith]

Would just need enough "rust" packed in the very thin annulus between piston and cylinder. One of the clutch-bleed threads has discussion and photos showing some pretty ugly fluid removed.