what does it mean when you lose all your presure to your clutch while you are driving??
my fluid is kinda low...but not that low where i shouldnt have any presure. i can still start the car but it wont get out of 1st gear. I would search, but im at work and i dont really have that much time to...can someone help me please, i'll give you a cookie

 

nice question i hope you get it answered cause im wondering it as well .. also to add another question about the clutch ... does steping down on the brake and clutch .. wear down your clutch .. for example at a red light you could have it in first but with the clutch and brakes down?

 

^no...because it will be in nuetral if you are stepping on the clutch.

 

No, it doesn't wear on the clutch disk but it DOES wear on the master and slave cylinders because you're maintaining that higher pressure needlessly. You wear out the springs and seals and eventually you'll get no pedal feel. The cylinders are generally considered part of the clutch.

I wonder why you can't shift anymore....

 

hmmm .. maybe that is why my clutch as been much softer since i got it .. * i thought my foot was just getting stronger * i better stop this .. what happens if i do end up wearing out my springs and seals?

 

you have to replace them and no clutch work is fun to DIY or cheap to have a mechanic do.

 

F*CK...i think thats what i happend to mines...because when im at a light i just hold down the clutch..i really hope not...cuz i am to poor to fix this

 

i really did think my foot was getting stronger...what will happend is. you'll be fuct like me and wont be able to switch gears

 

wow this is werid ... my brother was the one who taught me to drive stick and he told me that i should keep my feet on the brake and clutch ... he drives a stick truck .. and he does the same .. maybe i should tell him its bad ... thanks

 

yeah brother told me the same thing. and he drove an audi a4

 

It's called "riding the clutch" and I've always been told it was the worst thing you could do to your clutch (well, aside from hi rev lauches, but you know you're going to break something then )

If you listen to car talk this topic comes up occasionally and they've said the same thing about keeping the clutch engaged.

 

ok i put in new fluid and i got the presure back...but i cant put the car into gear??should i put in new gear fluid to? my clutch, master and slave cylinders are under warrenty(from the shop that put in the new ones)so i could also just take it back to them so they can fix it...but i dont have any money to tow it all the way over there from my house..

 

You can't move the shifter or it won't go into gear? If it won't move you may have to try "wiggling" the car to get it unstuck. If it won't get into gear but will move, I'm not sure what to tell you. Certianly if you can bleed the cylinders it would be worth a try.

 

yea the shifter moves. when the car is turned off. i can put it into any gear. But when i turn it on, it wont go into any gear

 

ok. i got the car home now and found what the problem was. it is my slave cylinder.
does anybody know how to change it?