mwills Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 so, new clutch installed by my favorite mechanic. seems like it gets weird when it warms up. like after an hour of driving, not necessarily alot of shifting either. like it doesn't want to return to the nuetral position all the way. it feels like the clutch remains engaged but the pedal doesn't rise all the way back. has me worried. any ideas? thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samneric Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 so, new clutch installed by my favorite mechanic. seems like it gets weird when it warms up. like after an hour of driving, not necessarily alot of shifting either. like it doesn't want to return to the nuetral position all the way. it feels like the clutch remains engaged but the pedal doesn't rise all the way back. has me worried. any ideas? thanks in advance. Just to quote responses from a post I put out earlier tonight..... Details, details, details!!!! What is the car? Year? Model? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwills Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 sorry. 98 forester S, 5spd. exedy street clutch...just for the fun of it. not so fun right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Did you replace those 2 little clips when you did the clutch kit? Those of the slave are usually what it ends up being for me. I always replace the clips when doing a clutch. Are we supposed to guess at the miles, and miles on this clutch? Folks here are good, but not that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samneric Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Did you replace those 2 little clips when you did the clutch kit? Those of the slave are usually what it ends up being for me. I always replace the clips when doing a clutch. Are we supposed to guess at the miles, and miles on this clutch? Folks here are good, but not that good. Aha!!! They still put those silly loose clips between the throw out bearing and lever on the newer models? I figured they'd have fixed that since the EA81 motors.... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Aha!!! They still put those silly loose clips between the throw out bearing and lever on the newer models? I figured they'd have fixed that since the EA81 motors.... Steve Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 First though is a slave cylinder going bad. Second is the aluminum shaft that the release bearing slides on is worn down and the bearing is getting jammed on it as it tries to return to the rest position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohieu Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I had the same symptoms last summer in my '99 Forester with then 140K miles. I replaced the slave cylinder, but my problem didn't resolve until I also replaced the master cylinder. Anyone know why you can't buy rebuild kits for those master cylinders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwills Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 checking back after a few days...thanks for all the comments. i didn't perform the clutch work. i've done some stuff, but not the clutch. anyways...mileage. car has just under 170k. clutch is brand new except for some in town driving and a trip from lincoln to albuquerque and back. so something like 2000miles on this clutch. i'll ask my wrench about the clipy things. thanks again. to update. drove about 90 miles or so yesterday with no symptoms. clutch was adjusted just prior. not sure what they did exactly...wife had the car. i'll post my progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Curious to the resolution. Please post ultimate fix when found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I had the same symptoms last summer in my '99 Forester with then 140K miles. I replaced the slave cylinder, but my problem didn't resolve until I also replaced the master cylinder. Anyone know why you can't buy rebuild kits for those master cylinders? Because the cylinders need to be honed or machined to break the edge at the end of the pedal stroke. The edge is what kills the cups, or just the age of the cups and the fluid. You need a master and a slave cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwills Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 following up. i got nothing. car gets driven...no problems. haven't done anything. perhaps the original 'adjustment' was all it needed. never did find out what that adj was...clutch feels super duper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic23 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 had the same issue on my 99 obw. replaced master cylinder and problem fixed. going to install my old one in another car to see if the problem follows the master cyl. it could have just needed bleeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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