Soft clutch problems (Updated)

[WidebodyWoody]

My clutch pedal is extremely soft. By that I mean I put the clutch in and it feels REALLY soft, and only engages just before it hits the floor. It works perfectly fine, but there doesn't seem to be much travel on it. Do I need to bleed the clutch line or something? Where should I start? Cheers

[Alspos]

Yep...bleed it. Nut on the slave cylinder, get your accomplice to pump the pedal. Should only need two or so, not much fluid in a clutch system.

Before you do though, check all bell housing bolts are tight (I once had loose bolts courtesy of a dumba$$ mechaninc and the engine and box would push apart when pushing on the clutch). Also look for a leak somewhere.

[WidebodyWoody]

ok awesome. I do have a new awesome clutch cable I am yet to put on the car. Maybe I should put that on and bleed all at once to get this fixed :)

[Alspos]

ok awesome. I do have a new awesome clutch cable I am yet to put on the car. Maybe I should put that on and bleed all at once to get this fixed :)

Cable....or hose? Yes, replace, bleed, hope it all works nice.

[WidebodyWoody]

Clutch hose sorry. The one from the group buy a long time ago. The braided line.

[Alspos]

I know the one, mine was very easy to hook up....except for the brake juice I managed to get all over me

[RiceThief]

When I first read the title, I thought there are pills for that sort of prolbem LOL

[WidebodyWoody]

nah Oral strips are better ;)

[WidebodyWoody]

Ok So I changed the clutch line and put on my braided line. Also bled the clutch line. What I noticed is this:

The slave clutch cylinder under the car, the boot looks like it is leaking a little bit of oil. Secondly, the piston is very slow to come out. So would this bee my soft clutch problem? Would I need to rebuild this cylinder? Thanks.

[Alspos]

Cheaper, quicker and easier to buy a new slave cylinder.

[WidebodyWoody]

New is only a couple $$$ cheaper. But they only sell the 2.0L slaves. Are these the exact same as the 2.6? A resleave is $66 and a new 2.0L version is $58.

[OLD FART]

SS sleeves should be the end of pitted bores and should last as long as the car :)

[ProZac]

Who did you call for the price of a slave cylinder? That sounds pretty damn steep to me.

Yes, they're the same between the 2.0's and 2.6's, same KM132 gearbox.

Sounds like you still have air in the line if the piston is slow to respond to pedal movement. Air compresses when you push the pedal, then decompresses and moves the piston. The brake fluid doesn't compress, so should respond lock-step with pedal movement if it's the only thing in the line. Even if its leaking a little, should still respond in time with pedal movement.

But if its leaking, then yeah, you need to rebuild or replace.

[Alspos]

If the slave is leaking fluid out then chances are it's leaking air in too...hence the low pedal.

[WidebodyWoody]

Ok

Turns out it wasn't the cylinder. Bled the line but no luck. The fork moves fine now but the clutch feels too soft. It doesn't feel like it is there until almost near the floor. Maybe a throw out bearing? I am of the belief now that the problem is inside the box/bell housing.