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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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Clutch help!

I know there is alot of these around i looked and could not find something similar and i cant take the car to the dealer till tomorrow..

Things to know! car has 76k miles 08! w/Extended warranty
Clutch was replaced November of 2011
New transmission installed under warranty about 2 months ago.. so i dont know if it could be because of that? idk

Ok so Yesterday i was driving in the mall parking lot and my clutch pedal felt like it was losing pressure, short after that, the pedal was about stuck 2" from the bottom. That 2" pedal travel still allowed me to engage all gears with no problem so i drove home. But the clutch engagement was so low, it was a little challenging. BTW the pedal did not come back up to its regular position it was stuck there.

Now today i get in the car and the pedal is back where it is suppose to be! .. Anyway i drove the car to work but the engagement is still different from what it was before.. its pretty low.. and the pedal fells softer lol i kind of like it... but i dont know if it is normal.. I was thinking it could of been air from when they installed the new transmission ? or my slave cylinder going bad? but i heard if its the cylinder ill see it leaking?

The car is driving fine.. just the clutch now is scaring me..
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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Any laggy feeling when driving or ratteling that sounds kindly like metal? Could be clutch or bearing. Try launching in a high gear. I suggest bringing it in ether way.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:31 AM
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I'd check clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder in that order.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
I'd check clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder in that order.
Thanks BB, im heading to the dealer tomorrow morning and ill mention that
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:16 AM
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when my clutch pedal did the exact same thing it was the master cylinder
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:16 AM
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Wonder what's causing all these master and slave failures. Too many to just be coincidence...?
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GET_SOME
when my clutch pedal did the exact same thing it was the master cylinder
Thx for the reply! I will specifically tell them to check it!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 04:08 AM
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Try launching in a high gear. I suggest bringing it in ether way.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 04:46 PM
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my clutch has been having the same exact problem recently...is the clutch master cylinder and/or slave cylinder covered under warranty?
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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yes they both are covered items
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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All the parts that are not friction surfaces (i.e. flywheel and clutch assembly itself) are covered under drive train warranty.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Thanks everyone.. I just got back from the dealer! Yea the master Cylinder is begin replaced under warranty!
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