Clutch Problem

Having an issue with my clutch. I searched previous threads, but couldn't find anything like what happened to me the other day.

Before this happened I did experience some wierdness in the clutch earlier this week. Was driving and the clutch was feeling spongy. Put the truck in reverse and if I didn't hold it in gear, it would kick out of gear. Checked my fluid and almost none in there. Refill and seems to be normal. Was going to check back in a couple days to see if I had a leak. Well, before I could, I get in the truck yesterday morning and the clutch goes straight to the floor with zero resistance. Start it up and it won't go in gear. Turn it off and I can get it into gear. I can start it in gear and it goes which tells me it isn't the clutch itself.:dontknow: Was wondering if I have a master/slave issue. :dontknow: Checked fluid and it is still topped off. Anyways, was wondering if anyone else had run into this. I have replaced the clutch once already, stock for stock, but didn't do the master.slave at that time. I have read on here that some have swapped their's for the metal Viper stlye master.

yup mine went last week so I am doing the clutch and slave this week. Shitty slave to begin with. Viper slave is 179.00 at clutchcity.com

Yeah, I just tooled around the block in it to see if I could drive it without feeling like I was going to wreck it and to see where the RPMs matched for shifting. Got back and parked it and saw a puddle in the drive where it was. Checked the fluid again and it was bone dry. Thinking I got a leaky master. :dontknow:

Sounds like a slave cylinder to me ...... Been there, Done that ....

Did the same thing as DevilDawg .... Change it all ... Did a new stock flywheel as well.

dude...this is the first time i've met somebody who has had the same prob i did...if i was a betting man...and i am...it's the slave cylinder for sure...mine went out just out of the blue one day...no clutch feeling weird or anything...i will say, it could have got me killed!!!...i was sittin at t red light, first one to go...still red, and the truck just lurched forward into the road about a half a truck...my foot was on the clutch waiting for the light to change and it just chattered a few good times, and then fluid was everywhere...if somebody would have been coming through at that moment, ida been a damn hood ornament!...absolutely bizarre experience...

Sounds like the slave to me. Replace with viper unit..........toss oem shit in garbage!!! Mine melted at 3k miles. Roe and JMB sell the kit.

patrick

Actualy my clutch blew apart literally, the flywheel is good and the slave was actually fine but since I have the new best to change it now. very easy job, this is one of the easiest trucks to work on.

love my "updated" clutch.:rock: :burnout: :rock: :burnout:
ya have to change out the master cylinder also with the Viper throw out bearin & shims
:rock: :rock: :rock:

Well, I was away for the weekend and got up under it this morning. Pumping the clutch resulted in fluid leaking out of the housing, so I figured it was the slave. Replaced it and bled it so now it goes into gear, but still a lot of play in the clutch. Probably have to bleed it again, but at least I can drive it now.