83rx7boy92

went out for a drive today and after a little bit of driving my clutch started to slip...so could this be the slave leaking fluid onto the clutch making it slip ?

1badFB

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Doubtfull. The slave cylinder is outside the bellhousing, and the clutchfork should have a rubber boot sealing off the clutch area off from outside junk. If the boot is torn or missing, I would be more worried of the other crap that could get in there than a bit of fluid from the slave cylinder. If its beat up, torn, or missing replace it. It will be tricky to see, but with the help of a flashlight you just might be able to see enough of it to know.

The more likely possibility (if fluid is causing the clutch slip) is that the transmissions front seal is leaking, and that is allowing a bit of fluid to end up on your clutch. Either way if its slipping bad your gonna have to pull the tranny to investigate. It will be prety obvious once you get in there, so if the clutch looks like it has life left track down the fluid leak / replace necessary seals and youll be good to go. If there is no fluid in there, its time for a new clutch.

DriftFB

more likely your clutch is just worn. Do you have any evidence that your clutch has been replaced since '83?

Cascadia

I would have to agree with the worn clutch opinion. The clutch in my 82 was slipping periodically, mainly when trying to accelerate going uphill. I too thought it was fluid on the clutch plate. It turned out to be the clutch plate so badly worn, there were hardly even any striations visible on the surface. That was at 104K.So if you have around that kind of mileage, and the clutch has never been changed, I would say that is probably it.

83rx7boy92

its actually only 29k miles on the whole car...my uncle was told( hes the one i bought the car from) me that he had it look at and it was the slave....and as gen said its outside the bellhousing so how could it leak in?

blwfly

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when is it slipping?
usally its under hard acell or 4th gear and flooring it depending"just what happend to me"
no matter how old a clutch is it depends on how it got broke in or treatment it has been given

i think most likley its worn if so replace the clutch and get your flywheel turned i did it a few months back its not hard hardest thing is breaking the clutch in "without thrashing it for 400miles of city drivin lol"
but evan if its leaking fluid everywhere
it would be hard for it to get past the gromet

83rx7boy92

its slippin just tryin to drive the damn thing....like just takin off easy it slips...then funally catches...and then if i barely step on it it will slip again...seems to slip wmore when it gets hot....bad pressure plate possibly?

Naegleria_Fowleri

I am down to believe it is the transmission front seal as well.

rotary_sex

no it means you need a new clutch... wow....

rotary_sex

NO ITS THE CLUTCH......... TAKES 2 hours to replace for someone who knows 2 ***** about cars.

rotary_sex

youve been lied to my friend. just replace the clutch

cptpain

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ditto, replace clutch...

while your at it replace the throwout bearing and pressure plate and if possible the pilot bearing

DriftFB

rotary sex, whats with all the anger? did the Rx blue ball you?

trochoid

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Even if the slave has leaked into the tranny, and you should be able to see the leaking fluid, the clutch is toast. If it's slipping from just barely touching the clutch pedal, that needs to be adjusted under the dash. That may have been the cause in the first place, but it sounds like you have burnt the disc, so you will need a full clutch replacement and have the flywheel turned.

29k doesn't mean much if there is slipping to begin with. I have seen clutches that were toast before the 500 mile break in period was completed. This was usually due to improper break in, adjustment or not cleaning all of the oils from the mating surfaces of the new unit.