kturner
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- york, va
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Manual
I have a 97 2.3l that doesn't get used very often. A few years ago, the clutch started acting up. Occasionally, it felt like on longer trips, it would lock in the up position. Letting it sit for a while would 'resolve' the issue. I ended up changing the master cylinder but it still did it so I changed the slave cylinder as well. Now it's doing the same thing again. A few days ago, I was a few miles from home picking up some fast food. I went to leave and the pedal wouldn't depress. I tried (gently) a few more times and it started moving. I made it 3/4s of the way home and got stuck at a stop sign. I fiddled with it for 10 mins then had someone come pick me up. After about an hour, I went back, figuring the clutch pedal would work at this point but it was still stuck. I verified the quick release coupler was firmly connected. Still no movement. I opened the bleed nipple a little bit and some fluid came out. Still no movement. I disconnected the coupler and reconnected it. This caused fluid to come out of the slave cylinder, introducing some air into the system. The pedal moved some now but still got stuck before disengaging the clutch. A few tries after this, the pedal started working (as well as it could with that much air in the system) and I was able to drive it home. I don't know if it started working due to reseating the coupler, some fluid coming out or if it finally sat long enough for the issue to 'resolve itself'.
I just got one of those cheap connect to your phone borescopes and I'm going to use it to look around inside the bellhousing to see if anything looks out of whack. Most replies for symptoms like this say check your coupler, reseat your coupler, etc, but that's all been replaced relatively recently. Any other culprits that people have had to deal with?
I may still replace the master cylinder again, even though it only has, at max, a few thousand miles on it. Anyone have a recommendation for where to get a good quality master cylinder?
Thanks
I just got one of those cheap connect to your phone borescopes and I'm going to use it to look around inside the bellhousing to see if anything looks out of whack. Most replies for symptoms like this say check your coupler, reseat your coupler, etc, but that's all been replaced relatively recently. Any other culprits that people have had to deal with?
I may still replace the master cylinder again, even though it only has, at max, a few thousand miles on it. Anyone have a recommendation for where to get a good quality master cylinder?
Thanks