My clutch pedal engages, but does not return at all.

Clutch fluid reservoir is murky and was below the fill line about 1/4.

I know to typically replace the master, slave and rubber line, but I was only able to acquire a new slave and rubber line.

I was crawling underneath as I have a nice lift and larger tires, but I couldn’t quite see where the slave is?

Could someone tell me where abouts I should expect to find the clutch slave cylinder on the 5 speed NAS Discovery with the R380.

thank you

 

drivers side right above the cat. should be a heatshield covering it.

 

ooof… that’s an ugly location 🤦‍♂️

thanks for that!

 

Okay,

I have replaced the master clutch cylinder, the rubber hose and the lurch slave cylinder… I can’t seem to get any pressure on the clutch.


Is there a trick to bleeding the system?


Pushing on the pedal and no pressure on the pedal, and the bleeder screw is released and sort of squirting and farting and dribbling fluid out

 

Ive had to use a brake bleeding squeeze pump every time

 

Make and model and procedure by chance? Thank you

 

Grrr… I have bled the system with an air bleeder squeezer system about 3 times now and still my clutch pedal just falls to the floor when pressed in.

 

I was outside this morning and bled the system again, but still the clutch pedal falls to the floor and doesn’t return.

I am guessing I somehow got air into the system as there are bubbles while bleeding it.

I am stumped as to how there is no pressure on the clutch though.

Would love some thoughts on what I am doing incorrectly.

Thank you

 

it is a bear to do, it took me over an hour to bleed mine with a parts store hand vacuum bleeder.

 

parts store bleeder didn’t work out for me.

In the end, I disconnected the exhaust system, as it is so much easier to disconnect the exhaust to easily access the bleeder valve.

I cracked the hard line at the new Master Cylinder and at the bottom of the slave cylinder bleeder valve… lo and behold, the air was trapped in that hard line section from the Master to the rubber line… too many bends where the air just does not want to escape from.

Reconnected the hydraulic lines and I was able to bleed it manually and get it done!

It felt like I was fighting and rolling around with an alligator fight in my opinion