Air noise, When clutch is not fully pressed Options

[sugarfree]

Before the clutch is pressed down all the way, there is a PSST sound (air), and my clutch is super softer than before. And it harder to get into gear unless i slam on the clutch. I tried to find where the sound is coming from underneath where the pedal is but i can't locate it. Does anyone have any ideas what could be loose or needs to be tightened?

[cyberblader1130]

have you checked your fluids? if its a pain to shift and you hear air, to me that sounds like you have a leak and/or low on clutch fluid.

[sugarfree]

Yeah i checked i don't have any fluid leakage and i bled it... Any other ideas?

[cyberblader1130]

Try your linkages, they may need to be adjusted. Check your slave cylinder as well.

[sugarfree]

Yeah i checked all i don't have leakage. It's that noise that air is being leaked somehow at the pedal... HELP!!!!

[AMCMoe]

If you leave it in 1st gear, push the clutch pedal in, and let it sit there for a minute or so (keep the pedal depressed), does the car eventually start to move forward at all? Sounds to me like your master cylinder has an internal leak and that air noise you hear is fluid leaking past the seal.

[sugarfree]

Yup. Thats what it does, but not fully, it starts to sort of die out like its about to stall. So its the master not the slave?

[cyberblader1130]

Yup. Thats what it does, but not fully, it starts to sort of die out like its about to stall. So its the master not the slave?

Master cylinder and Slave cylinder are the same thing if im not mistaken.

[SleekCelica]

Not at all. Master cylinder is at the firewall, right underneath the reservoir for clutch fluid. Your slave cylinder is right on the transmission, right of the exhaust manifold if you're looking at it from the front. I had this same problem; It's your master cylinder. You might as well replace the slave cylinder too because it's only about 25$. The master cyl is a bit more expensive. Good luck! Installation is not too complicated; if you can bleed it you can probably install it. Take the nut/hairclip off the pushrod behind your pedal inside of the car, take the two nuts off the master cyl holding it onto the firewall (one should be inside the car, and the other outside) disconnect the lines, then pop that puppy out of there.

[sugarfree]

Awesome. Yeah i'm pretty sure it is the master cylinder alone also. Thanks for the walk through These were the answers i need. It would help if 6gc had a "Thanks" system.