Chuck21 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Driving to Brighton yesterday and had a weird problem when stuck on the M25; it was a hot day (about 27 degrees) and we'd been stopped or crawling for about 45mins; pressed the clutch to move off and noticed about 2 inches of slack at the top of the travel which increased to nearer 5-6 inches so almost all of the resistance up to the biting point had gone. I pulled over onto the hard shoulder and tested it a few times but it was still biting so I went back onto the motorway; the problem remained but the clutch still worked. Once the traffic started moving the problem vanished.... All I can think of is that the clutch fluid had got so hot that it's consistency changed but I'm no mechanic and havn't heard of this before; sure, 45 mins is a fair while and 27 degrees is hot but would this be 'normal' ? Drove the car today and touch wood it all seems fine. Any ideas would be welcome ! Cheers Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Slave and/or master cylinder on the way out, guarantee it. Do yourself the favour and get both changed as it's the clutch bleeding that takes the cost, not the parts themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeesiter Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Driving to Brighton yesterday and had a weird problem when stuck on the M25; it was a hot day (about 27 degrees) and we'd been stopped or crawling for about 45mins; pressed the clutch to move off and noticed about 2 inches of slack at the top of the travel which increased to nearer 5-6 inches so almost all of the resistance up to the biting point had gone. I pulled over onto the hard shoulder and tested it a few times but it was still biting so I went back onto the motorway; the problem remained but the clutch still worked. Once the traffic started moving the problem vanished.... All I can think of is that the clutch fluid had got so hot that it's consistency changed but I'm no mechanic and havn't heard of this before; sure, 45 mins is a fair while and 27 degrees is hot but would this be 'normal' ? Drove the car today and touch wood it all seems fine. Any ideas would be welcome ! Cheers Charlie I had exactly the same problem. Got a slave and braided hose from Zmanalex and problem solved. My independent said 9 times out of 10, it's the slave, and happily in my case, it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianphampton Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've had exactly the same thing and was told the clutch line runs close to something and gets overheated if you get stuck in traffic Mine was fixed by wrapping the clutch line in heat reflective stuff - but you will also need to change the fluid as if it's overheated once then it is degraded I chickened out of doing it myself and it was fixed by Abbey when they had her up on the ramp for something else - it took them about an hour So, you MAY not need new cylinders, but you do need to get it fixed or it will happen again (and next time it takes less time to cook the fluid so it happens sooner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Common fault Charlie, Clutch fluid, braided line and slave cyls, all in stock and good to go same/next day Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willieo Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Check level is not too high in the reservoir. It could be a hydraulic effect on expansion. Make sure there is an air space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck21 Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Common fault Charlie, Clutch fluid, braided line and slave cyls, all in stock and good to go same/next day Alex. Cheers Alex - to the rescue again ! Please could you PM me prices for the braided line and slave; I'm useless with a spanner so will get my local garage to fit so won't need the fluid. Every time I get close to buying the wheel spacers another cost comes up ! Cheers Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 PM sent Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 This is exactly what mine has been doing recently. Alex - would you mind PM'ing me a price as well for the clutch fluid, braided line and slave? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 This is exactly what mine has been doing recently. Alex - would you mind PM'ing me a price as well for the clutch fluid, braided line and slave? Cheers Pm sent Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfez Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hi All, First go at this - so here goes. I've had pretty much the same problem on a a '06 (but 276bhp) thats done 34k. Car is due service etc next month - do you think I could get this fault done under warranty ( extended Nissan warranty) or am I going to be PM'ing zman in the near future like most other people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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