meh!!! first break down today!!!

[FD3SNuttah]

ok i put more fluid in today and pumped the pedal i looked underneath and theres brake fluid coming out of the gearbox inspection plate.

the pipes are all 100% dry.

does this mean i need a new slave cynlinder? i havent took it off as its a bit awkward under there!

[Jame5]

exactly the same thing happened to me on the M25 in my old GTi-R, In the outside lane in traffic jam standing still, traffic went to move away in front and I\'m stuck with the clutch pedal on the floor. Police stopped the traffic and helped. I could start the car in 1st and change gear without clutch if careful. Traffic jams were a NO NO without a clutch so I cruised past all the traffic slowly on the hard shoulder, sweet!

As someone said you can change the seals rather buy a whole new cylinder so it shouldn\'t be too much damage to the wallet. Sounds like the slave.

[sparkgap]

It\'s the slave seals.
You\'ll need to get underneath, take off the gearbox shield and undo the two bolts holding the slave on.
Dont lose the pushrod in the housing like I did once, cos you\'ll need a torch, a little mirror and a magnet on a stick. Or a trained hamster.

[banned advertiser]

Apart fom checking the lines and cylinder seals it could also be the folk that operates the clutch, they have been known to snap.
We have the folks and slave cly,  2 diff slave kits, master cyl and 4 master lits.
All listed here
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/New_3rd_gen_engine_perf_tuning.html

[sparkgap]

I\'d be pretty annoyed if some folk came and operated my clutch. Can\'t stand their music let alone let them have some part of the driving.
Looks like you could replace the slave for £60 or just the seals for £18.

[FD3SNuttah]

so wat do you reckon?

i rang my mate up (hes a cheif mech at Jag) and he reckons that the usual rebuild kits are pretty dire and dont last long and recommends a whole new slave cylinder....

its a bit pricy tho!?

anyone had good results and longevity with the replacement seal kit?

[88GT-R]

Speak with Pip....the kits he provides are Mazda kits, and top quality.

John

[sparkgap]

If you\'ve not got underneath yet then get a trolley jack and some axle stands (you\'ve got to get under there eventually).
Look now before buying another slave It might be the hose and the fluid could be running down and across to where you can see it.
If hydraulic fluid is definetly coming out the inspection hatch then you\'ll need to get a new slave or seals.
If this fix is too expensive for you then you aren\'t ready for typical FD maintenance.
Hope all the pedal pumping and adding fluid hasn\'t contaminated your clutch plates!
Martin

[FD3SNuttah]

lol @ at the comment about not being ready for typical FD maintenance from a n00b. This is the only problem ive had in 11 months of ownership, my car is a very well maintained beast, dont worry!

i was simply passing comment on how pricey a slave for an fd is compared to other cars.

anyhow thanks for the help lads. ill order a new slave kit on Monday.

[arrouk]

nas if the inside of the slave cylinder is pitted it will just destroy another set of seals, if its just the seals that have gone you should be ok with just a seal kit.hth

matt

[tezz12345]

happend to me and it was a hydrolic flexible cluth line that runs down past the oil filter, easy to change and just £22 from mazda dealer

[sparkgap]

lol @ at the comment about not being ready for typical FD maintenance from a n00b.

Pfft. Was driving rx7\'s when you were 8

[Lock]

Similar happened to me last saturday, on the way to my mates.
Clutch got lower and lower each time I changed gear, till it was flat to the floor. I was lucky that I got parked up at my mates when it finally went.

Strange thing is I just went to tell my mate that I thought the clutch has gone, then we both came out and didn\'t find any leaking. Tried pumping the peddle a bit and noticed the clutch started to raise back up.

Decided to take a risk and drive it back home and it seems ok now. Not sure what to do about it since it\'s back to normal...

Glad it didn\'t fail in traffic though!

[Warthog]

Sparkgap---lmbo at your sig mate nice one.

Ref this thread just remember boys these FD\'s are 10+ years old so bits are going to wear out. You are driving a supercar killer and the buzzzzzzzzzzzz comes at a cost. BEER TOKENS. Live with it and enjoy.

[iaint]

Check if the piping is okay first,could just be a leak,however it could and most probs be the master cylinder...
Not only is breaking down an embarressment but a frustration to the reaction of the yob culture.If it was a rugby crowd you would have been helped on the spot !!!!!!!!!! Feel for bud...:cheers

There\'s a flexible hose from the back of the firewall that ges down to the back of the engine, right next to the map sensor.  I had this split on me in an Ikea car park (what is it with car parks!).  Simple and  cheap to replace but the clutch system will need bleeding of course.

Hopefully it\'s just that and not a cylinder problem.