problem after new clutch install

[lilchubby]

just got my car back from the shop for a clutch replacement. and it seems like im still having trouble with the clutch. i had a ram gripforce clutch put in, but now the clutch kinda feels spongey. i have bleed, bleed and rebleed the clutch and its still feels spongey. its like thier is not enough pressure in the hydraulics. any ideas on what this could be? thanks in advance, forrest

[nascar24jd]

Re: problem after new clutch install

Take it back to the shop and get it checked. It is under warranty right?

[lilchubby]

Re: problem after new clutch install

yes it is under warranty but they said they done all they could and think that the master cylinder might be going out. if it were would it give a spongey feeling in the pedal?

[loser]

Re: problem after new clutch install

yes it is under warranty but they said they done all they could and think that the master cylinder might be going out. if it were would it give a spongey feeling in the pedal?

it could, they're around $80 i think and a pain to put in. you can do it yourself, i did, its just the stupid "U" shaped bracket. eventually, if it is the master cylinder, you wont have any pedal at all.

does it shift fine? i have to bleed mine like 8 times when i changed mine, i know you said you already bled it, but it seems to take 5-6 times.

[lilchubby]

Re: problem after new clutch install

can the master cylinder start to go out or is it a all at once thing? they shop quoted me 50 bucks labor, so it seems like its worth that just not to hassle with it. i will try bleeding somemore though, it cant hurt.

[black98V6]

Re: problem after new clutch install

when mine went I was driving the car in traffic with no problems, proably 30 or 40 shifts went to go from 2nd to third and it went, no warning or anything. You say that the petal feels spongy, care to elaborate? is it not returning quickly, the resistance less than expected? Does it just not want to come out of or go into gear? Is the clutch releasing but slower than you think it should? You might just be having to get used to the feel of the new clutch.
On that note was the slave cylinder changed when you had the clutch done? I hope so, it shouldn't have been much more in labor.

If you know what you are doing actually changing the master cylinder can be done in about 30 minutes with the help of someone else. The only tough part is getting the U-bolt back on. Since you have never done it before maybe an hour. Now bleeding it is another story, when I bled mine after changing I had my fiancee on top working the clutch so I could open the valve under the car. By the time it was done her leg was hurting. Proably 30 to 45 minutes to bleed the system. It's more a pain and messy than anything else. If you do decide to do it do yourself a favor and use some sort of saftey glasses under the car. Brake fluid is not good for the eyes.

[lilchubby]

Re: problem after new clutch install

by spongey i mean the pedal has little stiffness to it at all. it seems like its releasing slower then it should as well. the slave cylinder was not changed... is the slave and master cylinder one in the same or two diffrent pieces all together?

[loser]

Re: problem after new clutch install

by spongey i mean the pedal has little stiffness to it at all. it seems like its releasing slower then it should as well. the slave cylinder was not changed... is the slave and master cylinder one in the same or two diffrent pieces all together?

2 different things, slave is in the tranny, master is in the firewall. master is easyer to change becuase you have to pull the trans to change our slave cylinders. but its always a good idea to change the slave when you do a clutch.

[lilchubby]

Re: problem after new clutch install

so does it seem like my problem would be slave or master?

[camaro9407]

Re: problem after new clutch install

if you pump it up real fast can u shift.?

[camaro9407]

Re: problem after new clutch install

i just had the same problem but it ended up being they installed my throwout bearing wrong