Non returning clutch pedal on track?

Go on then, tell us how he managed that, the fluid feed is at the top, so the slave cannot be drained fully, unless he turned the car upside down

 

His words:

Basically sucking the old shit out of the reservoir, chucking new stuff in, flush the clutch lines down to the bleed nipple, getting a full clutch pedal back, while holding the pedal down release the bleed nipple which forces fluid out of the slave cylinder as well as the master cylinder, and repeat until all shitty fluid is out if there! Uses a fair bit of fluid but it works [emoji106][emoji106]

 

@ianplymouth It totally solved my fluid related clutch issue which ruined a pretty expensive track day. Why remove the clutch if this method works?

 

If its solved your clutch problem then that's great, but there will be some old fluid left, maybe not enough to cause a problem.

I flushed through my 225 clutch, never had a problem with that ever,( it only seems to be a mk3 problem) but when i removed the slave cylinder to replace the clutch you wouldn't believe the colour of the stuff that came out.

 

Ditto that at Knockhill pedals all good and not too hot.

 

Unfortunately the clutch problem returned yesterday at Abingdon but it was very cold and wet so I'm not convinced ambient temp is the cause and I had rtf660 put in last summer.

It always happens towards the end of the day?

 

Hi, old thread but I'm wondering if this problem ever came back and if I now own this car! K19... I had this issue Friday at Coombe. Cheers.

 

I'm 3 years in from having changed mine to Castrol and its still works spot on, even after being baking hot.

 

Cheers, bled mine today - simple job with eezebleed (well, battery tray in an out a few times as dropped bolts twice getting it back in!). Better pedal, slight crunch (thought it was just notchiness/positive shift) gone - feels different. Fluid was fithly and poss a couple of small bubbles. Trackday booked to test!