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Originally Posted by kvanals
So we ran through the shop procedure to properly bleed the clutch hydraulic system (fill power bleeder, attach to reservoir, pump to ~20 psi, hold clutch pedal to the floor, and bleed for 20 seconds) and didn't see any difference. We repeated the procedure another three times and we did get a SMALL amount of air out, but the symptoms are overall unchanged, to include:
- Clutch feels very, very soft but DOES return by itself to its natural position
- When you press the pedal, it's very squeaky, similar to this video I found: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4sd1ger3jo0j1k/20170419_195542.mp4?dl=0
- At idle, everything appears to be fine, but when in gear and the clutch is completely released it still slips and chatters. After a few moments in gear, you can smell burning clutch. No bueno.
Any ideas? I'm thinking it's possible one of the parts replaced may be bad, but I'm not even sure where to begin as I'm certainly not an expert by any means.
Thanks,
Kenny |
So what you're saying is that the clutch is not fully engaging and slips? If that's the case, I think you've been concentrating your efforts in the wrong direction. I don't think it has anything to do with the pedal, fluid or slave cylinder. To be sure, you can try removing the slave cylinder altogether and I'll bet you'll have the exact same symptoms. The fact that the pedal returns could simply be because the pedal itself has a return spring.
Seems to me like something went wrong with the clutch/pressure plate installation. Sadly, you'll have to remove the tranny and inspect everything. It could be a faulty pressure plate. It could be the throwout bearing somehow jammed and not releasing completely, although I don't know what would cause that. Whatever it is, something is amiss inside there and they only way to figure out what's going on is to pull the tranny. Sorry.
P.S. Did you pay attention to the orientation of the clutch plate itself when you installed it? It has a flywheel side and a tranny side. Installing it backwards could cause the issues you're having.