Clutch Reservoir Issues (Lost Hydraulic Compression)

[DGOfTheCentury]

Hey im back because i had a good experience last time...yes another issue unfortunately...i have a clutch pedal with no pressure, today i removed both the master and slave cylinder and they both seem to work to the best of my knowledge. The clutch line is flawless as well. However, when i removed the standalone clutch reservoir and set it on the work bench while i removed the other components. I came back to a soaked work bench of brake fluid. I kinked off the line with some needle noses so i knew it was not coming from the line. Turns out the fluid was leaking from the top. Now before i go out on a limb and say thts my issue i am speaking with the trusty forum.

Is it possible my clutch lost pressure, because the clutch reservoir lost proper seal? If so where can i find a replacement? I do not need an exact replacement, just something generic, it is just a reservoir, I have been up and down the web looking for one, no one seems to sell them.

[Binladin]

Do a quick search for clutch pressure, tons of info.

[jamz720]

So looking back at the area where you removed the said reservoir tank was there any brake fluid/clutch fluid to where it seemd that any was dropped while in the car. Or by that you mean just air entering the lines from said seal.

[djcaz_aom]

Even if the lid didn't have a perfect seal it wouldn't allow air into the line, unless it was low on fluid.

I would be looking at the dampner for the leak. Also, clean up all your fittings and check for leaks.

I am curious as to how you know that both the slave and master cylinders are good. Seem to be is not good enough.

[DGOfTheCentury]

i understand you guys pov, but you are missing the question, what am asking is: when i depress the clutch pedal to send hydraulic pressure to the slave, would said pressure not build if my clutch reservoir does not have a proper seal?

The reason why i waved the slave and master cylinder because when i pulled them from the bay they had brake fluid in them and when i depressed them the brake fluid came squirting out. Instead of them just depressing with nothing coming out. So there had to be some pressure there, though when everything was installed my pedal fell to the floor and stayed with ease. That led me to think there was a major leak.

Plus my master cylinder is fairly new, so i expected no problem from it. No there was not brake fluid overflow in the bay as far as ik. Btw where can i find a standalone clutch reservoir?

[JFISHTHECREATOR]

Btw where can i find a standalone clutch reservoir?

I don't know what you're referring to by "stand alone" , but i did find a couple reservoirs. let me know if they are what you were looking for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-Clutch-B...p2054897.l4275

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Billet-Hydra...-/251220862308

[jamz720]

By any chance have you looked into how yout clutch line damper is. The state of it flows the fluid may be causing no pressure withine the lines. Therefore causing the loss of pressure while fluid stull bejng in both cmc and slave cylinder. Just a thought. Or something to keep in mind.

[djcaz_aom]

I mentioned that to him already. A cracked or not fully sealed resevoir won't cause a loss in pressure. Has anyone on here even bleed a clutch line before? You do it with the cap off.

[jamz720]

My bad i mustve skipped that part. But yes there are many ways as to how t bleed the line. All in all it is to the op as to how he came to the conclusion of the states in the cmc and slave. Maybe setting t back on the car and bleeding the lines all the way with new fluid might change his perspective as to how the whole system is working.

[djcaz_aom]

At my shop we see this all the time. We have an eliminator kit for the dampner. It bypasses it completely and gives the pedal a 'firmer' feel to it.

[jamz720]

Kind of the same as getting a ss braided line for the clutch. Straight from the cmc to the slave. Or am I mistaken. By any chance do you happen to know the length for said line. I do apologize for thread jacking on this question.

[djcaz_aom]

Actually a complete braided line is not as strong as the hard line. That's why we only do the dampner eliminator.

To answer your question, no I do not know the length.

[DGOfTheCentury]

I don't know what you're referring to by "stand alone" , but i did find a couple reservoirs. let me know if they are what you were looking for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-Clutch-B...p2054897.l4275

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Billet-Hydra...-/251220862308

Yea thats what i am talking about, but i need one for a car, the only ones i could find were for bikes. What i meant by standalone is separate, majority of clutch reservoirs are attached to the master cylinder. CB7 has a standalone.

[DGOfTheCentury]

I mentioned that to him already. A cracked or not fully sealed resevoir won't cause a loss in pressure. Has anyone on here even bleed a clutch line before? You do it with the cap off.

Good point.

[DGOfTheCentury]

Going to buy some brake fluid and put it all together again. Attempt to bleed it one more time before i just say f it and buy a brand new master and slave, with a fully braided line. Then just take out all tht hardened line and factory rubber hose crap.

There is a hardened line, but it ends way before it gets to the engine and becomes rubber a 1/4 of the way. I do not get it, why not just run hardened line all the way to the engine then short rubber hose for engine movement.
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