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HCR32

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Guys my clutch has been playing up lately, when you press the cluth you cant feel the tension until u push it like 2-3cms then you feel the tension of the clutch....

i checked the hydraulic fluids and they appear to be topped up as normal.

Thought i'd try bleeding the clutch by loosening the nipple down near where the gearbox is and i didnt get any air come out, just some fluid but in doing this my cluth pedal is pretty much sitting on the floor now and wont come back up lol

yeah stupidity on my behalf...

weird tho the hydraulic fluid levels show there still full...i thought it would have gone down abit seeing as i let some fluid leak from the nipple..

im thinking maybe the hydraulic pump is f**ked up?

has this happened to anyone else?

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VancityImports Rookie

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If i read this correctly...

im guessing you didn't have any help when bleeding the clutch. In other words i will point out that when you open that bleeder screw, unless pressure is being applied to the pedal, you are allowing air pockets to take up space in the line. You may have had an air bubble in the system before, but now you've released any pressure that was left.

7yphon Experienced

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I sorta had troubles like that but it turned out to be the box and I took it to someone and had a pin welded back on, Might give that a try, It a wierd feeling and you feel like there is no pressure on the clutch

The Dan Grand Master

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The 2-3cms of freeplay is absolutely normal! As for air in the system, cracking the nipple will not let air in, it has to be drawn in to get in there. If the pedal is down on the floor, have you tried pulling it back up again as this is also absolutely normal for the clutch to do when bleeding the system. When you pull the pedal back up by hand, the pressure will be there again as long as the nipple is closed when you bring it back up.

Hydraulic pump?......WTF?

HCR32 Proficient

HCR32

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for anyone with a R32 gtst that comes across this problem with their car, i managed to get a brand new unit master cylinder for $65!

i'll install it today and see how it goes

bought the master cylinder from Western Brake and Clutch in St Marys in sydney

update: its in the car now and has fixed the problem, goes in and out very nicely

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