Clutch lines

[gsxeclipse97]

Is there anything that you can pour into the clutch master cylinder to stop leaks. The leak appears to be coming from the rear of the motor. I'm thinking that the people who put it in must have banged the engine up against something when ever they were drooping the motor in. Its a really slow leak but the back of the where all of the hoses are seem to have brake fluid on them. Really if its not one things its another.

 

[housegsx]

I don't know. I would think if the master cylinder was leaking it would be in the cabin down by your pedals, not under the hood.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

Thats why i think its the lines that are on the back of the firewall. It doesn't look like any fluid is comming from the master cyclinder. Maybe like they cranked a hose or something. I'm not sure

 

[Cs4g63]

There isnt anything that you can poor into a brake system to stop leaks. The only thing you can do is find out what part is leaking and replace it.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

Man i was afraid you were going to say that. So where should I start. I have already replaced the slave cyclinder? I haven't noticed any thing comming from the master. The one other thing that is reall odd is that the clutch is really really really soft to the touch more so when i first bought the car. Now it feels like it takes no effort to push down on the it

 

[Cs4g63]

The soft pedal is do to the fact that you are losing fluid and at the same time sucking air into the system through the leak you have. The best thing you can do to figure out where the leak is coming from is to inspect every inch of the system starting at the clutch master cylinder and work your way along the lines until you get to the slave cylinder. It is possible that there is just a tiny pin hole in one of the lines causing your problem.

 

[bmoha2]

replace all that with a single stainless steel braided line that goes from the clutch master cylinder on the fire wall to the clutch actuator cylinder. Eliminates everything in between and saves the trouble of trying to find a leak somewhere or another that is hard to find and not eays to get to since it's on the firewall behind the engine. Do yourself another favor and buy a speed bleeder valve for the clutch actuator so you can install the whole shebang and bleed the clutch yourself and be off driving it in no time.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

I adjusted the clutch and drove around last night and it grabed each time but now there is something shaking and causing the car to have hesitation it only does it sometime between certain rpms. Do you think that they didn't tighten the flywheel enough when they put the motor in?