I use my car as a Daily Driver. Today when I started it I noticed that the free travel in the clutch had gone from having 1 inch of travel to about 5 or 6 inches of free travel.
The car has not shown any symptoms of a transmission problem and didn't have this problem 12 hours before when I got home from school. I did notice something as I drove the car today. It seems that when I "pump" the clutch pedal a few times the free travel will shorten. Meaning I go from 6 inches of free travel to 2 inches of free travel.
At first I thought it may be the clutch slave cylinder, but can the adjustment or seals go bad overnight? I live in southern california, so the weather is usually pretty consistent. Hot during the day, cold at night.
I am posting this question to understand this symptom because I am in training for automotive and would like to know how to troubleshoot this properly. Thank you.
The car has not shown any symptoms of a transmission problem and didn't have this problem 12 hours before when I got home from school. I did notice something as I drove the car today. It seems that when I "pump" the clutch pedal a few times the free travel will shorten. Meaning I go from 6 inches of free travel to 2 inches of free travel.
At first I thought it may be the clutch slave cylinder, but can the adjustment or seals go bad overnight? I live in southern california, so the weather is usually pretty consistent. Hot during the day, cold at night.
I am posting this question to understand this symptom because I am in training for automotive and would like to know how to troubleshoot this properly. Thank you.
Mar 20, 2010 at 1:29 AM