Clutch cylinder won't hold pressure

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Asked by NotYerz Jul 14, 2013 at 11:50 PM about the 1993 Nissan 300ZX 2 Dr STD Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Just replaced the clutch and slave cylinder. Have bleed the lines but it won't hold
pressure???

6 Answers

did you use old brake fluid? perhaps you've a defective slave cylinder....seek out a warranty replacement of your defective units~

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the third part is a clutch master cylinder ,on firewall acts like a brake master cylinder, and may be leaking down from wear

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Replaced both the master and slave with new fluid. I have bled and bled and bled the system and still nothing

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possible master cylinder push rod not adjusted for good retraction to suck up a burst of fluid per stroke

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There is a bleed point near the passangers headlight on the engine bay side of the wheel well it seems lik its in the middle of no where but thats the clutch bleed point

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