Loss of pressure in the clutch pedal

[TheDarkOne]

Hi guys,

Few weeks ago I had a really spongy clutch, like when your clutch is about to go. Only i had a new clutch fitted last year, about 10k miles ago.
I corrected the problem by topping up the clutch/brake fluid, as there was barely any liquid in the plastic container. That solved the problem until a few days ago.
I think it was Monday when it occured again. That night it was fairly cold..so i thought perhaps that was the caused as after about 15-20min of driving the clutch pedal regained its strength and was back to normal.

Then it happened again yesterday, altough it is not as spongy it is not as it was before. Could it be that there is a leak somewhere, and if there is where should i look apart from the plastic container??

Many thanks

D

 

[Jon_G]

Either the slave or master cylinder needs attention, possibly replacement. A leak should be obvious if you look at the cylinders from all angles, including the rod linkage from the clutch pedal to the master cylinder (below the dashboard) as the leak could be running into the car and therefore not noticeable from outside.

 

[AndyB1976]

Aye, agree with Jon. Sounds like the seals have gone in either of the cylinders or maybe part of the hose from the reservoir.

Pedro has done a great howto here...

http://typeaccord.co.uk/forum/topic/252-diy-clutch-master-cylinder-replace-6th-gen/

 

[TheDarkOne]

I was afraid of that
i guess that will be about £60 for the part plus another £100 for fitting..yikes

I couldnt see any leaks from the reservoir, i'll have a look tomorrow around the cylinder (now that i know where it is (roughly..))