i have the oem clutch and my csc went bad. the clutch pedal didn't hit the floor like others, but the clutch fluid in the reservoir kept slowly disappearing (csc was leaking). mine was still under warranty so had it replaced by the dealer at no cost.

 

08 38k no problems so far *knocks on wood*. The oem clutch is extremely weak though. Plan to have it all changed in the future when I do aftermarket clutch.

 

11 with 20K miles, no issues.

GW330, you might try an RJM adjustable clutch pedal assembly. It helped me drive smoother by increasing the clutch engagement range.

 

2008 58K miles and as far as I know, this is the original CSC. I am the second owner, however.

 

Clutch Slave Cylinder; apparently a weak component on the 6MT (6 speed manual Transmission).

A question for all who have had to deal with this - I take it this is a difficult repair for the DIYer? If so, too bad; I used to rebuild those things on British cars all the time and they were pretty easy.

One big step backwards for the Japanese...

 

Not impossible
But difficult, as U have to drop the transmission

 

I replaced a slave cylinder on my old '85 toyota camry, which was fairly simple because it was fwd. It is considerably more complicated on a rwd vehicle.

 

Wow, that's a serious design flaw; kind of like having to drop the entire rear end on an e-type to do a brake job!

That's not because it's rwd; I've done them on MGs, Jags, Fiats, etc.; all rwd and none required the tranny be touched to access the CSC...

 

Damn. I'm the second owner, bought with 55k. No clue if it was replaced. Praying it was & it doesn't happen to me Anytime soon. Gonna replace it with AM for peace of mind

 

Strange to hear of so many slave cylinders failing at such early mileage figures. My 91 NSX has the same slave cylinder since new and I also track the car and have changed to a heavier duty clutch years ago. I can only attribute this to bleeding the slave cylinder at least once a year and keeping the fluid fresh as possible the same as the brake system. I have changed out the clutch master cylinder once in it's 21 year life span so far. Maybe I've just been lucky so far. I'm surprised that Nissan can't do a better job on these slave cylinders. There isn't much to these things so you would think they could make them a little stronger. I wonder if the Z cars are having the same problem?

Al

 

I agree; hydraulics issues are something one expects from British or Italian cars, not Japanese...

 

thats my tactic for dealing with it...flush the clutch once a year and replace fluid with high quality Motul, hope for the best. Flushing the clutch hydraulics is really easy, and it uses a surprisingly small amount of fluid.

 

How fast they wear out has less to do with mileage and age, and more to do with the number of times the clutch is engaged and released. I agree, flushing the fluid would help extend its life, but eventually they are destined to fail. Like a clutch, it is a wear and tear part. I would suggest replacing this any time the clutch is replaced. It sounds like the aftermarket has a more reliable option.

 

Wear and tear parts should be easy to access...

 

I agree, it should be. I guess Nissan decided it was more important to have an MT as an option than it was to make the parts easy to access. Pretty soon you won't even be able to get a new G (Q) with a MT.