92 240sx; clutch problem

[LayNLow240]

i have a problem with my clutch pedal not coming all the way up after its been depressed.like ill push it all the way in, and take my foot off it, but the pedal doesnt come all the way up where its supposed to be. but if i pump it a few times, itll come up like its supposed to.friends says need a new slave cyl. just want to ask here before i go spending money that i dont have.

thanks

btw its a 92 240 coupe with 135K miles on it.last owner said he replaced the clutch with a new one, pretty sure its oem.
Modified by LayNLow240 at 4:16 PM 10/18/2005

[NISTECH]

You guys need to learn to search.

You need to bleed your clutch system and/or look for a leak. Then if you find a leak replace what ever is leaking.

[LayNLow240]

already bled the clutch a few times, and no leaks at all.i searched but didnt find what i was looking for.

[NISTECH]

The system is not easy to bleed as you probably saw in your search. I find it easier to get all the air out by having someone in the car pumping the hell out of the clutch pedal using abungy cord hooked under the pedal on on the steering wheel so it will pull the pedal back up after every pump. While at the same time have a clear vaccum line[vinyl tubing] on the slave cyl feeding into a bottle of brake fluid and the valve kept open the whole time he is pumping the pedal. I never close it between pumps. After I see no more air bubbles coming through the clear line I close the valve when he has the pedal down. [you have to tell him to hold it down when your ready to do this] You wanna make sure you dont run dry in the nmaster cyl as well. I do this by quickly flipping a standard size bottle of brake fluid upside down in the resivor and let it rest in there like that while doing the procedure.