Clutch Problem

[AngliaGT]

Daughter's car ('96 Corolla/Refridgerator)was having
problems going into gear.I drove it,& could get it to work
if I double-clutched it.
I tried bleeding the slave cylinder,but couldn't get
any fluid to come out.Could the slave cylinder be bad?

- Doug

 

[Deleted member 8987]

That was a gravity bleed or pressure bleed?
Get a stick, long enough to hold the clutch pedal down and wedge against the front of the seat or the bottom of the steering wheel.
Work the pedal 2 or 3 times (pump) and hold down with the stick.
Jam stick into location, crack bleeder (and keep your face out of the way).
Slave, eh, usually if they go bad they leak.
Hose, could be, master, most likely, but get the air out first to see.
Was the reservoir low?

 

[AngliaGT]

No - the reservoir was full.

- Doug

 

[Deleted member 8987]

full=not leaking, slave is probably not the primary issue.
See if it will bleed as directed, do it a couple of times to get any carp (sp) out, and then see how it works. If the master is shot, as in leaking past, do the slave and probably the flex hose at the same time, as they all have similar wear issues.

 

[AngliaGT]

I finally got it to bleed.Bled it twice.Took it for a test drive-
sometimes you have to double-clutch it to get it into gear.Crap!Does this
mean that the master cylinder is bad?
Has anyone replaced one on a '96 (or therabouts)Corolla?Looks like
one nut holds it on,on the passenger side of the firewall.Our Daughter made
a reservation to have it looked at/fixed at the dealer,but I can't see spend-
ing all that money if I can do it myself.

- Doug

 

[jessebogan]

Don't know where it is, but I just looked up the part on World pac. It looks like it has a standard clevis connection at the pedal, and 2 studs that pass thru the firewall.(nuts inside the car) I had to guess which engine... The cylinder has the reservoir mounted to it directly. Probably easy enough to do without paying the dealership Slave looked easy as well. Best in my experience to replace them both Good luck.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Yeah, done 'em.
Cannot remember if it's one stud and one bolt or two studs anymore.
If the catalog says two studs, then you'll need a 24" 3/8 drive extension, a good 3/8 ratchit, and a wobbly 12mm socket (could be bigger, but for some reason I remember 12), pop the clevis pin out, loosen the nuts and drop them on the floorboards, get under the bonnet, pop the line, and pull it out.
Funny twist as it comes out, if I remember.

 

[aeronca65t]

I just did this in my Miata two days ago. The slave was leaking very slightly...could barely see it except the dust boot had some brake fluid in it. Pedal was soft and bleeding made only a slight improvement on a temporary basis. I changed the slave and master but it probably just needed slave. Cost about $55 for both at Amazon.com
Works great now. (be sure to bench-bleed master before installing....it'll save time and effort)

 

[AngliaGT]

Wow!I worked on something.....& it works!
It only took 4+ hours.I need to get smaller fingers.I had to loosen up
the brake booster to be able to remove the clutch master cylinder.
Reminds me of working on American cars.I kept thinking "WHO was the-
genius who designed this car?".You need some tiny hands to get to some of
these parts.
....but I saved $$$ by not taking it to the dealer.

- Doug

 

[DrEntropy]

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