Mike Mileski Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I have a T-5 with a stock slave cylinder and the 7/8" Tilton master cylinder. I had the clutch system totally set up for several years before I finally got my car running about 5 months ago. When I first started driving it, the clutch worked perfectly. Just recently, it felt like it wasn't fully disengaging. I'd press the pedal in all the way but it was very difficult to get it in gear. Twice, at a stop light, I had to turn it off, put it in gear, and then start the car, just to get it going. The reservoir was still full and there were no leaks. Last night, I rebled both the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder but nothing changed, I could hardly get it to go in gear. I'm wondering if all those years it sat, with hardly any use (I only worked the clutch pedal every few months) if it could have caused the seals to go bad, and its only showing up now. Any ideas what I need to do, short of replacing both the master and the slave? Can the seals stop functioning without causing any leaks? Mike Mileski Tucson, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 How are you bleeding it? The clutch system can be a pain to bleed right. You need to push fluid from the slave cylinder up into the master to get all the air out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mileski Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 I'm bleeding it the same as I did before, the same way I've bled other systems. Bleed the master cylinder first and then the slave. How do you do it from the slave up? Mike Mileski Tucson, AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Your slave has a bleed screw right? open it up, and force fluid in so it starts to fill the master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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