Clutch problem, sticks to floor+been blead

[tatersail]

Earlier today the clutch pedal stuck to the floor. I blead the clutch for over a half an hour ensuring that there was no air pockets in the line. The clutch was sticking halfway in after pushed and would then pop out the rest of the way. After bleeding the clutch the pedal felt fine but shortly after driving a mile the pedal stuck to the floor again and i was unable to get the car into gear. I pried it from the floor and pumped it again and made it another mile down the road but it started getting sucked to the floor. Eventually it stopped going into gear again. I pried it from the floor and began to push it in but it was sucked to the floor with zero resistance. The flow control unit in the clutch line was bypassed by the previous owner with a ss line. I checked for leaks but was unable to see any. The clutch worked fine the past week, today was the first of the problems. What should i do or check to make sure what it is. Should i just replace the slave cylinder? Pressure bleed isnt required correct, vfaq doesnt mention it. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Old Mitsu Tech]

First, please update your profile. If you have bled it good and the slave is not leaking I would suspicion the master cylinder. Also depending on which clutch combo you have.

Good Luck

 

[Stealth02]

Clutch problems can be a hassle. Rebleed the system and then clean up your master cylinder, lines, ss line and slave cylinder with brake clean. With the leak you are describing to us, you should be able to see some brake fluid escape the out of one of the components somewhere. Just be very patient on finding it. You might want someone to pump the clutch while you look in the engine bay for the leaks.

Also, go inside the car underneath the driver's side and find the rod connected to the pedal (these are in defferent locations depending on the year). Touch the sorrounding area of the rod coming into the car from the Clutch Master cylinder and double check that there is no fluid coming out of it. This has got me a few times. Most of the times it will be either your slave or masters cylinder, rarely do I see the stock hard lines going bad, though it has happened to me two times already in different cars.

Check back with us with the results.

 

[tatersail]

Thanks for the help, I believe we have narrowed down the leak. It is either the master cylinder or a line right near by it. Tomorrow I am going to use brake clean around it and watch for the leak.