Having issues shifting in all gears and based on previous experience (had similar issues on my miata) it seems like a hydraulic issue rather than a failed clutch but wanted some input.
so I wouldnt expect a clutch failure to happen so abruptly and it seems the clutches on these are fairly robust and it seems others have had issues with both cylinders. I REALLY hope its not the slave as it is inside the transmission so my next move is to try replacing the master since it is easier, but wanted to know if others have had similar symptoms and what it ended up being.
Also, is there any way to tell between a master and slave cylinder failure without just replacing one of them?
Any help would be incredible
- 2014
- 56,000 miles
- owned for about a month
- lots of little issues to fix, but loving it otherwise
- was shifting with no problems yesterday and let a friend (hasnt driven manual for a while) and there werent any major "events" while he was driving (one slight grind, and started in 2nd a few times), but after I starting driving again I had trouble getting into any of the gears...
- pedal is soft. Have to push it all the way to the floor and even still it struggles sometimes to disengage.
- Easier to shift while parked
- clutch/brake fluid was extremely dirty(I think this is a sign of failed seals in either of the cylinders?)
- rear brakes were down to metal and fronts are on their last leg
- Fluid was still full and cant find any visible leaks
- flushed out the dirty fluid and didnt help
so I wouldnt expect a clutch failure to happen so abruptly and it seems the clutches on these are fairly robust and it seems others have had issues with both cylinders. I REALLY hope its not the slave as it is inside the transmission so my next move is to try replacing the master since it is easier, but wanted to know if others have had similar symptoms and what it ended up being.
Also, is there any way to tell between a master and slave cylinder failure without just replacing one of them?
Any help would be incredible