Voodoo Vix Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The last two times I've taken mine to Santa Pod if I hold my clutch at 3k revs (any lower and its fine) to start my clutch sticks and wont release until I'm at least half way down the track (I can get the pedal up with my foot behind it, but the clutch itself is still engaged), I'm assuming this is a slave cylinder problem too (and praying not a master one lol) (even better if it is just a cable). I need to get it sorted for next time as its pretty tragic getting a 27 seconds over 1/4 mile lol Its a DE on 74.5k miles and have no issues other than if I try and pull away from 3k revs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) There is no cable its a hydraulic system If its the original slave at that mileage I would bet its starting to fail especially with what you describe. The above repair kit it what you need Edited August 11, 2014 by Clark Motorsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 As far as I know there is no uprated one for the DE only the HR that runs a concentric type. The kit we sell for the DE includes a new Nissan slave cylinder, Hosetechnik stainless clutch line and 500ml of Mogul RBF600 for £119.95 Is this because the HR one is a seperate unit and the DE is a fixed component or similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The HR concentric type runs inside the box as opposed to the conventional type cylinder fitted to the side of the DE box. The concentric type was supposed to be an upgrade but they seem just as bad for failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The last two times I've taken mine to Santa Pod if I hold my clutch at 3k revs (any lower and its fine) to start my clutch sticks and wont release until I'm at least half way down the track (I can get the pedal up with my foot behind it, but the clutch itself is still engaged), I'm assuming this is a slave cylinder problem too (and praying not a master one lol) (even better if it is just a cable). I need to get it sorted for next time as its pretty tragic getting a 27 seconds over 1/4 mile lol Its a DE on 74.5k miles and have no issues other than if I try and pull away from 3k revs. Sounds similar to what was happening to our car, you could pick the pedal up with your foot but it stuck about 1/2 way. New slave and braided hose fitted makes pedal feel excellent - it's not a big job actually 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'm going to be pedantic now, but shouldn't you be a member of the Delorean owners club as you posted on 19th Aug 2014, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'm going to be pedantic now, but shouldn't you be a member of the Delorean owners club as you posted on 19th Aug 2014, Are you drunk?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw99 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Getting my Slave cylinder fitted tomorrow so hopefully that will fix any cluch issues thanks for the parts Clark motorsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw99 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Can't report if the problem is fixed or not yet! garage have phoned to say they can't get the car on the ramp, too low knew I should have done it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw99 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Ok all done! Happy to report an improvement, clutch definitely feels better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfeelgood73 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Hi guys, I have had this problem in the past and they are pretty much related to adjusting the clutch pedal. I adjusted my pedal down to slightly below the brake pedal and noticed a fantastic improvement initially. But after a few hundred miles the pedal started sticking half way down and I had to use my toe to return it. This was caused by taking the pedal too far down on adjustment past the natural return point of the spring. Adjusting it back by 1 thread fixed it. Then when I changed the clutch and put on a light weight fly wheel, the problem returned, but the pedal was lower than previously adjusted. So I adjusted out again by another thread and ran it for a few hundred miles and adjusted back down again....problem solved. You just need to make sure your adjustment doesn't take out the return tension of the spring.....especially in older cars where the tension may not be as good as from new.... But I also agree that the slave cylinder can be a problem as well...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmitethecat Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 hello, just bled the slave cylinder and it felt a lot better ,then went back to how it was ! replaced the slave cylinder and bled that up, not getting any better ! the thrust bearing is noisy though , my mechanic says change the clutch as the fingers might be damaged and that's not helping my pedal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.