FirebirdWS86

So yeah, I was in the middle of driving to go to work gonig north on 59. Well, I noticed that my clutch stayed in the middle, but I was still able to engage gears, albeit NOT easily. I tried to shift the least possible amount of times, but it was traffic and it did not give my clutch any mercy. So I get past 59 and I get on 610... Well, I'm still kinda forcing gears through gates, but then I shift it into 5th and the clutch wouldn't come up! It felt as if there was no fluid.

So there I was, in 5th gear, with lost hope and just paddling my way up **** creek. I figure I just need to get to work and have one of my co workers help me out. Well, I was SOOO close to victory, when some ******* IDIOT cuts me off and FORCES me to stop. Of course, I lay on my horn, slow to a stop, push my hazards, and face palm.

A few moments later, like 30 seconds, my boss somehow appears out of nowhere and helps me push my car into the gas station about 10 feet from where I stood helpless. Then some AMISH GUY, yes... AMISH, got out of his big *** F150 and helped us out by getting it pushed into a parking lane. I thank them both and they went their ways.

I proceeded to look under the vehicle and I see fluid just continuously dripping from under my transmission. I'd say about 2 drips per second. So at this point... I'm 0_0" ... I pop the hood and checked my Clutch Fluid reservoir. It was completely full. I go and pump my, now on the floor, clutch a dozen times and checked my reservoir again. Sure enough, it was significantly lower than previously checked. I checked under the car again and the fluid kept on dripping.

I did NOT like this. Not. One. Bit...



Halp?

Mike in LA

I think the slave cylinder crapped out on you.

FirebirdWS86

That's what I'm thinking too... The Clutch Master Cylinder works fine. It pumps fluid correctly, so it's got to be that.

Any insights on how much this will cost me to replace?

Is it one of those scenarios where one would say, "just get the whole fucken thing rebuilt"?

Mike in LA

Can you pull on the fluid line to see if it got disconnected?

FirebirdWS86

The fluid line going into the Master or the Slave?

Also, in the middle of driving normally like I do everyday, how does that happen?

Bad Blue WS6

iTrader: (41)

,,, into the slave, look to be sure the braided line is in. A new slave with Throw out Bearing attached is usually about 100 to 120 bux. thats with you doing the work.

Mike in LA

By the slave but check both, you should be able to see if it is disconnected, there should be a safety pin of some sort to keep this from happening though. As far as the cost of replacing the slave, i'm not sure. Maybe you can refill the reservior, have someone pump the clutch peddle and see where the fluid is leaking from. Just to make sure that the fluid isn't running down the hydraulic line and off of the trans.

FirebirdWS86

So, this should be a relatively moderate skill level fix with some helpful diagrams right? I mean, with a few guidelines and tips, I could probably get this fixed myself?

Is there a tranny drop involved?

Mike in LA

Yep if it's the slave, if you decide to do this yourself make sure you do your homework and be careful.

Bad Blue WS6

iTrader: (41)

If your losing fluid in there, and don't fix it right a way, prepare to have to buy a new clutch as yours will soak up that fluid and become worthless.
You will need to drop the tranny to get to it (slave) Is your car a 98/99 or 2000 by chance?
Here is a link with some answers....there is a video in there too that is very helpful (and funny) I beleive im losing my TO bearing, so i will be doing the same thing.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-cylinder.html

FirebirdWS86

Well, the clutch is grinding a lot... It's a 2002 Camaro SS. Its most likely going to have to go a rebuild anyways. Pretty much 90% of the transmission parts are severely worn. I do have trouble engaging gears sometimes. I'm not too technically savvy when it comes to gear boxes and what not, but I can say it doesn't shift smoothly. I kinda have to pop it into gear sometimes. Oh yeah, and reverse takes a few attempts before it finally settles in gear.

So yeah, it probably has over 120,000 miles on that transmission alone.

Bad Blue WS6

iTrader: (41)

Then you have some good news (you have the newer hydralics)

i hear that man... here some more great links for you then... Good Luck man.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-write-up.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...s-rebuild.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...eed-input.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-question.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...uller-pic.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...r-writeup.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...al-sticky.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-tomarrow.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...-question.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...y-removal.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...eded-asap.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...ll-errors.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-write-up.html

as you can tell,,,im researching this crap as well.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...tall-help.html

FirebirdWS86

OMG Bad Blue, that is an amazing list of transmission help threads. Thanks so much for it! This is going in my Book Marks :p.

Bad Blue WS6

iTrader: (41)

yeah, its a lil depressing to say the least. I too have the once in a while syncro grind, TO bearing is noisy as hell, etc, etc, etc,