Air in the clutch lines
by no_escape » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:46 am
4 days ago I was driving and I was having issues with the clutch.
1. Had to use two hands to get into gear
2. Pedal would get stuck when fully depressed. About one second later would pop back into place.
Thankfully I was near a friends and I pulled into his place. Figured the master or the slave was going out since the clutch fluid level was at max. Called around for prices and a guy asked if I had blead the lines first for air or water. Trying that first, we got abunch of air out when we reached 60 pedal presses. So we continued to 85 and called it a night.
Two days later, the same thing happens. It happens right before I get on the highway to my parents. I drove the 8 mile stretch without having to stop or shift till I got into town. When I did... the clutch magically was fixed! No problems at all. When I got to my parents I checked the level again and it was fine. So I drove around the little town. Stopping and shifting alot for about 20min. No problems.
How could I be getting air in the lines when I don't have a leak? Could it be the trans is getting to hot? Or the really cold winter somehow got water in the lines and the heat of the trans is cooking it and making air in the lines? I'm abit confused and alittle fustrated on why this is happening.
1. Had to use two hands to get into gear
2. Pedal would get stuck when fully depressed. About one second later would pop back into place.
Thankfully I was near a friends and I pulled into his place. Figured the master or the slave was going out since the clutch fluid level was at max. Called around for prices and a guy asked if I had blead the lines first for air or water. Trying that first, we got abunch of air out when we reached 60 pedal presses. So we continued to 85 and called it a night.
Two days later, the same thing happens. It happens right before I get on the highway to my parents. I drove the 8 mile stretch without having to stop or shift till I got into town. When I did... the clutch magically was fixed! No problems at all. When I got to my parents I checked the level again and it was fine. So I drove around the little town. Stopping and shifting alot for about 20min. No problems.
How could I be getting air in the lines when I don't have a leak? Could it be the trans is getting to hot? Or the really cold winter somehow got water in the lines and the heat of the trans is cooking it and making air in the lines? I'm abit confused and alittle fustrated on why this is happening.
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