YoramG50

Hello! Finally, after 10+ years of ownership, I have encountered the well documented phenomenon of clutch pedal not returning all the way and gear engagement at times difficult.

I searched through some threads here and thinking to proceed step by step as follows:

1. Remove the floor board under the pedals and check the linkage, safety pin etc. -- done, looks OK except wait for more at the bottom of this post.

2. Purge, refill and bleed the clutch hydraulic line, test on the QuickJack and if feels OK test drive. -- in prep. Car on the QuickJack with rear driver side wheel off. If NOK:

3. Replace slave cylinder, refill, bleed and test. If NOK:

4. Replace master cylinder. If NOK tow to junkyard and buy a Toyota Corolla.

So here are my questions:

- Re step 1: The boot/bellows of the master cylinder is torn into two short boots. No wetness on the floor. Are there replacement bellows available, or does it make sense to replace the master cylinder, or leave it alone if step 2 (and 3) fix the problem?

- Does it make more sense to just dive in and replace right away both cylinders, refill and bleed once and be done, or maybe if step 2 fails? Total for both cylinders (FTE) is less than $200. My time is not billable any more but getting in shorter supply...

All advice will be appreciated! Also any comments/pointers/critique to the approach welcome!

Cheers.

YoramG50

Sorry, what is TCM?

Ralph3.

Have you replaced the flex line to the slave cylinder?

YoramG50

No. Gave up on access to the slave cylinder. Car goes to the shop next week.

Ralph3.

Its a little awkward but it can be done. I was having similar problems and I replaced the slave and the line and bleed the brakes and slave. Solved my issues, good luck on fixing yours.

88911coupe

No way was I able to do the slave cylinder without partial engine drop. That made it doable...still a PITA though.