No pedal pressure, blead the clutch still no fix

[ECLIPSE95]

from what I know I cannot figure this one out..here are a couple of problems that is happening to my car..first of all its a 1995 TSI AWD...the clutch seemed to be slipping it revs up when I get on the gas when it is in gear..but the clutch pedal is 3/4 dead as in it doesn't have any pressure 3/4 of the way down and the 1/4 of the way down is all I have to work with and sometimes sticks??..I checked the inside of my car to see if the master cylinder is leaking and its not..and I blead the clutch but that didnt help even though there was alot of air...and it feels as if the clutch is slipping...what is wrong??

 

[bhop]

Did you check the slave cylinder too?

 

[Tevenor]

Bled the clutch as in bled the slave cylinder and the master cylinder? How old is the clutch? Miles? When you look at the shift fork arm sticking out of the tranny, at rest does it point more towards teh drivers side or passenger side? Have you checked your crank for end play?

 

[UCspyderGS-T]

Check the reservoir for the clutch fluid and see if it is leaking. I have seen instances where the master and slave cylinder be ok, and there will be a crack in a clutch line

 

[MNGSX]

Gravity bleed.

Crack the slave bleeder and put a line and catch bottle on it.. I use a small glass bottle.

Keep toping off the master as it bleeds dont let it dip below a level you cant see in its little res...

I'd go thry 1/2 a small bottle or so of DOT3... More if that is what it takes for crystak clear DOT3 to come out he slave.

Adjust the clutch..

Good info on both sites.

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/clutchandflywheeltech.htm

http://www.teamrip.com/clutch adjustment.html

 

[ECLIPSE95]

well I did bleed the slave cylinder..and I did bleed it correctly by holding a bottle of DOT3 and running a hose from the slave cylinder to the bottle so that no more air gets sucked in...then we adjusted the clutch pedal..and after a few days it got worse..every time I shift I have to pull the clutch pedal back up..I probably now only have an 1/8 of my pedal to work with and it sticks all the time..the master cylinder doesn't appear to be leaking..is there a problem with my master cylinder if my pedal pressure is that weak?? should it be replaced??

 

[eclipse08]

My car used to have a lot of the same problems you're having. If you have checked for leaks along the clutch line I would start off by replacing the master cylinder first, if that doesn't fix the problem than a new slave cylinder should, at least it did for me. If I remember right both (master/slave) went out around 70k miles. I haven't had a problem since.

 

[ECLIPSE95]

would that make my clutch slip that badly though? or do I need a new clutch as well?