Clutch squeak /fluid turned black
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Clutch squeak /fluid turned black
Went to a 2 day track day. Just noticed clutch squeak and checked fluid. Castrol fluid was used before the event and now it's black and slightly frosty. The master and slave were installed this season and have 6 track events. I believe the master and slave were Exedy replacements. Are there bushings on the pedal assembly. Hate to dive under the dash as the race seat and cage makes it very difficult. Any advice before before I order new slave and master?
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Suck out the fluid, wipe out the reservoir, then bleed it. The squeak, if it is in the pedal assembly, won’t fix itself if you don’t lubricate it. Get your *** under the dash and spray some lube one it.
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Turns out my crunching squeak sound is from the Throw out bearing. I installed new Supermiata kit and have 8 track days on this. Clutch dust likely is the culprit.
It's a weird coincidence that I am currently looking at the Arca_ex build thread for oil cooler ideas in the turn signal as I receive your response.
It's a weird coincidence that I am currently looking at the Arca_ex build thread for oil cooler ideas in the turn signal as I receive your response.
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Mine and a buddy's theory is that clutch slave isn't sealed very well (part of the reason they fail often) Over time is just picks up dirt as is moves back and forth and it gets into the slave cylinder and into the fluid.
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