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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / February 2008Possible clutch problems on my '97 Miata
Just yesterday I noticed a potential problem with my clutch. It seemed like it was getting worse as I drove to work today, but I may have just been getting paranoid. In any case, it's not like it normally is. The first symptom I noticed is that the clutch engages almost immediately when releasing my foot from fully depressing the pedal. And by almost immediately I mean less than an inch of travel. The pedal feels very soft as I press it in, and I don't remember it engaging so quickly. Also, I've been having trouble getting the gear shift knob into gear. This happens both when driving, and certainly when at a stop and trying to get it back into 1st. Do these symptoms point to any one possible cause? What should I try to look at first? Am I risking big troubles by trying to continue driving it until this is fixed? Thanks for any and all help. By the way, anybody know a good Miata mechanic in the Portland, Oregon area? Preferably on the west side? > Just yesterday I noticed a potential problem with my clutch. It > seemed like it was getting worse as I drove to work today, but I may [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > By the way, anybody know a good Miata mechanic in the Portland, Oregon > area? Preferably on the west side? Pull back the slave cylinder boot (in the RH wheelarch) and check for leaking fluid. You can keep going for a while by topping up the clutch reservoir with fresh fluid, but the cylinder will need changing if there is a leak. It is cheap and easy to do. They generally fail at around 60,000 miles. Had the same problem on my 96. It turn out to be hydraulics, not the clutch. Get it into service quickly though! It'll get harder and harder to drive. > Just yesterday I noticed a potential problem with my clutch. It > seemed like it was getting worse as I drove to work today, but I may [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > By the way, anybody know a good Miata mechanic in the Portland, Oregon > area? Preferably on the west side? Hello I just installed a new slave cylinder and I still have my fluid level leaking down. I do not see any leakage under the car or around the Master Cylinder. The fluid level drops at a pretty quick rate in about 5 miles. What could be the problem? >Just yesterday I noticed a potential problem with my clutch. It >seemed like it was getting worse as I drove to work today, but I may [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >By the way, anybody know a good Miata mechanic in the Portland, Oregon >area? Preferably on the west side? |
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