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Hi guys,
Here's my situation:
Did some spirited driving on a really rough logging road today... this road to be exact:
Today it was EXTREMELY rough. Ridiculously rough. Combine that with less-than optimal shocks, and it was painful... but, I soldiered on. Maybe a mistake.
Anyways, about half the way through the run, on a very rough section, I clutched in to shift and... something was up. Pedal only had slight resistance at the bottom of the pedal travel, and would not disengage fully. Every shift, every clutch-in up until this exact one had been 100% perfect, from the beginning of my ownership of the car, starting a year ago. I've never had anything even hinting at a clutch issue with this car... it's been perfect. perfect pedal travel and take-up.
So, at this point, after stopping to check out the situation, I retraced the road to check for lost parts (none found), and drove home. I was able to slip the clutch, but not fully disengage it. Pumping the pedal doesn't help further disengage the clutch at all.
Now that I've had it home, I've peeled back the boot on the slave cyl, and there is no fluid leaks/loss of any kind, on the slave, the ground, or anywhere that I can find. Clutch fluid reservoir is at the same level it ever has been.
Tomorrow I will try bleeding it and poke around further as I have time.
Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions here, but does this sound like a broken clutch fork? The fact that it *immediately* happened kinda makes me think it's not a fault of the hydraulic system.
I don't want to just throw parts at it, especially as a college student on a ramen budget, but I think I might just replace the master, at $20 from O'Reillys.
Also: One pertinent fact is that it has some type of performance clutch, though I am not sure of the details on it. Feels like a stronger pressure plate than stock, but I have not driven a stock miata to compare.
Thoughts? Are broken clutch forks common?
Here's my situation:
Did some spirited driving on a really rough logging road today... this road to be exact:
Today it was EXTREMELY rough. Ridiculously rough. Combine that with less-than optimal shocks, and it was painful... but, I soldiered on. Maybe a mistake.
Anyways, about half the way through the run, on a very rough section, I clutched in to shift and... something was up. Pedal only had slight resistance at the bottom of the pedal travel, and would not disengage fully. Every shift, every clutch-in up until this exact one had been 100% perfect, from the beginning of my ownership of the car, starting a year ago. I've never had anything even hinting at a clutch issue with this car... it's been perfect. perfect pedal travel and take-up.
So, at this point, after stopping to check out the situation, I retraced the road to check for lost parts (none found), and drove home. I was able to slip the clutch, but not fully disengage it. Pumping the pedal doesn't help further disengage the clutch at all.
Now that I've had it home, I've peeled back the boot on the slave cyl, and there is no fluid leaks/loss of any kind, on the slave, the ground, or anywhere that I can find. Clutch fluid reservoir is at the same level it ever has been.
Tomorrow I will try bleeding it and poke around further as I have time.
Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions here, but does this sound like a broken clutch fork? The fact that it *immediately* happened kinda makes me think it's not a fault of the hydraulic system.
I don't want to just throw parts at it, especially as a college student on a ramen budget, but I think I might just replace the master, at $20 from O'Reillys.
Also: One pertinent fact is that it has some type of performance clutch, though I am not sure of the details on it. Feels like a stronger pressure plate than stock, but I have not driven a stock miata to compare.
Thoughts? Are broken clutch forks common?