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Old 04-25-2015, 11:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Master or slave cylinder?

This morning my clutch was a bit spongy. It didn't go to the floor, but something wasn't right. After dropping my wife off at work, I checked the fluid level and found the reservoir was low. I topped it off, pumped the clutch a few times, and it hardened back up. I'm certain the reservoir was full maybe 2-3 months ago, last I checked it.

I decided to do a visual of the entire line, and didn't see any puddles, but it appears there might be a slow leak at the slave, and I'm not sure about the master - there's some grease that has migrated out and it could be because of a leak.

I went ahead and bled the system, hoping the newer, thinner fluid might leak more quickly and be easier to spot, and found the old fluid looked like chocolate milk.

What do you guys think?

Slave:




Master, where the grease is coming out:




Fluid:



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