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In Reply to: Re: Clutch & brake WOES! posted by John on November 25, 2000 at 11:19:27:
I have a '76 '02. new clutch and slave cyl. with the recent cold weather here in chicago i have noticed that i have to put the clutch almost to the for to change gears and the brake pedal is also a wee bit more MUSHY. I added more brake fluid(it was real low) this seemed to be cure it, but the problem shortly came back. H E L P !!!!!!
Did you check to make sure there are no leaks like the clutch master cyl. which is just behind the pedals. This can be the cause of fluid leaks that you don't see the fluid loss. Also the cold temps make the fluid in the tran. very thick and when it is cold the tran. is hard to get into gear. If the shifting problem goes away after the car warms up and has been driven I think it might be the fluid, but if it is still hard I think maybe the clutch master might be leaking and with the leak you don't get good pedal response. Good luck
I have been losing brake fluid for the past two months, and have added a total of one 12oz. bottle of brake fluid, have bled the line, and until this morning have had a solid feeling clutch and solid brakes...i recently purchased the car, and know that the pedal box is rotted (there is no bottom to it). This morning it almost felt as if the clutch was slipping a bit randomly, and trying to start out in 3rd and 4th gear from a stop I really couldn't get the clutch to slip, however. Upon inspection this morning, I noticed that the outside of the two feed lines from the bottom of the brake fluid resivoir seem somewhat wet, as if the fluid is seeping through. You mentioned that if the car is losing brake fluid, it could be in the clutch master cylinder. Where does the fluid go? Sound like a master cylinder or a potentially time to replace my brake lines?
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