Date: 23 Jul 2006 16:47:25 -0700 From: "yaofeng" <yaofengchennospaml.com> Subject: Re: 94 9000 Turbo Clutch Problem
echo888xnospamo.com wrote: > My clutch had been working fine with no symptoms until it failed > yesterday. Pushed to the floor - had to pull it back manually - drove > on as the clutch continued to operate normally for many shifts until it > pushed to the floor again and had to be pulled back - worked again for > awhile -- until it did it again. Fourth time around it stopped > returning on its own altogether. Had to drive it some distance, > shifting without the clutch. Since it still pushes down to the floor > (you can pull it up and push it back down again) with the usual > pressure, would that rule out a seal failure or compromise of the tube > between the master and slave cylinders? I don't have the car here now, > so I can't check for fluid underneath, but my garage floor is dry so it > couldn't have been a gradual leak anyway. Any thoughts on this, or > ideas for a happier ending than the major expense of a clutch > replacement? Check your clutch hydraulic line flex hose joint to the hard line. It is in the engine compartment. I suspect it is leaking slightly.
