I think all of my clutch hyd. failures have happened when it got cold out. Slave and master. There has been debate in the past as to wether they fail at the same rate, some say the slave fails more often than the master. I have had a master fail a few months after a slave replacement.

alistair

On 2011-11-19, at 7:37 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

>  84 van, inline gas VW 4, diesel 5sp, diesel engine 50deg. mounts..
> 
>  Recently (over the past several days) I've been thinking my clutch pedal
> feels a bit easier to push down.   Too easy....  The engagement from the
> clutch seems to now take place at the bottom of the pedal stroke...mostly
> in the first inch or two,  near the firewall. The clutch seems to be
> functioning ok still, maybe  just slightly notchy selecting gears.   Since
> it recently started snowing here (Pac NW USA) and we're beginning to think
> "winter time trip to the Southwest"...this figures. (grin)   This is my
> first 'issue' with the van in many months.
> 
>  Brake fluid is good, clutch is one year old.  No slippage from the
> clutch.  Slave is recent as is the MC...
> 
> I am thinking first, I'll go under and inspect the clutch slave, after
> looking for leakage inside under the clutch pedal.  I'll do a quick bleed
> of the slave and see if that fixes the low and soft-feeling pedal.   If so,
> and then the pedal action again migrates down the pedal stroke....another
> clutch slave will be installed...
> 
>  Sound like I am on the right track here?
> 
>  Why does the snow have to fall before these any problems develop with
> vehicles?
> 
>  Don Hanson