Series of clutch confusions

[h22pwrcb7]

alright so about 3 days ago i noticed a burning clutch smell at all speeds after i started driving for like 5 mins. upon inspection i had absolutely no clutch fluid left, it leaked out some how. after refilling and bleeding the air out it worked fine and had no smell. now tho when i get to speeds above 55mph it smells horrid, even driving like a grandma, i even snapped the clutch out when shifting to second at 20 mph and it squealed the tires so its not like it isnt grabbing good. this morning i looked at the slave cylinder and it appeared it has a slow slow leak, can all these problems be associated to the slave cylinder? it is a 92-96 jdm h22a with a 91 f22 tranny.

[MR.PHIL]

it might be leaking inside the car, look inside at the clutch pedal and the firewall to see if your Cylinder's leaking .


i'm 90% positive that's your leaking problem ,it happened to me.
you should be looking at replacing both cylinders soon.

[h22pwrcb7]

yea thats what happened to my friends cb all i can tell so far is that there is clutch fluid around and under the slave cyn on the crossmember and the hose that attaches to the fluid resivour is soaked. also would this be the main cause of it burning

[MR.PHIL]

could be the reason since you don't smell anything when you're good with fluid.
first thing you need to worry about now is stopping that leak.
check your cylinder and make sure it's not leaking inside the car .

[h22pwrcb7]

ok will do. but with fluid replaced it still burns if you go over 55 mph

[MR.PHIL]

guess time to drop the tranny then and see what's wrong,pressure plate or clutch is going out

[h22pwrcb7]

soo *** lol ive also heard it can be a problem with the clutch fork being out of place causing the clutch to partially stay engaged at all times.

[MR.PHIL]

easy way to find out is to drop the tranny buddy

[h22pwrcb7]

yea i know i did it on my friends 93, what a pain in the butt especially when its your dd

[MR.PHIL]

oh i know,shit happens man,gotta do what you gotta do .
Good luck

[h22pwrcb7]

well i think when i get money ill just order a new clutch, slave cylinder and go to a junkyard for a clutch cylinder and what not, this is getting bad fast i dunno if im crazy but i swear now in first and second the rpms go up way higher than they should be at certain speeds as if its slipping and when i pop the hood smoke billows out lol only on the interstate tho, its fine neighborhood driving. btw any clutch recomendations? not ebay crap but not anything crazy i was thinking a oem replacement exedy cuz the one in my 240sx was awesome or a stage one exedy or spec

[HondaFan81]

it might be leaking inside the car, look inside at the clutch pedal and the firewall to see if your Cylinder's leaking .


i'm 90% positive that's your leaking problem ,it happened to me.
you should be looking at replacing both cylinders soon.

If that is case, clean that brake/hydraulic fluid ASAP!! Eats paint, etc. Nasty stuff.

[HondaFan81]

well i think when i get money ill just order a new clutch, slave cylinder and go to a junkyard for a clutch cylinder and what not, this is getting bad fast i dunno if im crazy but i swear now in first and second the rpms go up way higher than they should be at certain speeds as if its slipping and when i pop the hood smoke billows out lol only on the interstate tho, its fine neighborhood driving. btw any clutch recomendations? not ebay crap but not anything crazy i was thinking a oem replacement exedy cuz the one in my 240sx was awesome or a stage one exedy or spec

Exedy is good, also Competition Clutch, SPEC, ACT. Stay away from that EBAY XTD stuff or LSD Motorsports products.

[h22pwrcb7]

ok soo i feel retarded but i got a chance to actually investigate the car further, it turned out the seal on the oil cooler was leaking onto the header which in turn caused the smoke and smell. upon removal i found the previous owner put, along with the oem seal, high temp rtv and a cork gasket. what a idiot lol. so i replaced that and the smell went away but there is still another tiny leak near that area but i havnet a clue what it is. i also figured out my slave cylinder is leaking because it is spraying all over the front cross member once i removed it it is completely rusted and shot. oreillys gave me a defective replacement, the mounting holes were drilled unaligned. so i will have to wait till tomorrow to replace that.

[DRQPQUT]

Exedy is good, also Competition Clutch, SPEC, ACT. Stay away from that EBAY XTD stuff or LSD Motorsports products.

fuck that mike at LSD motorsport rocks ive bought all 3 of my clutches from him.......no problems i even ran a prototype twin disk for him didnt work out too well ended up using a competition twin disk at a discounted price his customer service is A++++++