On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Joel Hembel wrote:
> [snip] > As the weather > has gotten cooler, my clutch seems to engauge closer and closer to the > floor. Currently the clutch must be FULLY DEPRESSED to shift without > grinding. It will start grabbing 1/2 inch off the floor, and be fully > engaged at about 2 inches off the floor. If I pump the clutch, the > engagement point seems to be temporarily raised from the floor-slightly. > Is the hydraulic slave adjustable? I've checked my manual and hav'nt > seen any procedures. It sounds like the classic leaky hydraulic system. The only adjustment that's available is at the master cylinder, but that's one of those "set it once and forget it" type of things. It's time to fix the leak, most likely the slave cylinder if you're not noticing dampness on the carpet beneath your feet.
> If I need to replace the slave/s do i do both or is > one more prone to decay/fail? I'd say do them both since my experience, and the experience of others as reported on the list, is that they tend to fail more or less at the same time. > Lastly, tell me it is'nt the clutch????? Doesn't sound like it.
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