Obi..
08-20-2011, 08:13 PM
So, bet ya'all didn't know that if you don't flush you clutch fluid regularly it turns into almost a jello-y consistency goop full of dirt and moisture, did ya? :rofl: :thumbup: :clap: Yep, even if it's only been two years of driving. :drink:
Did you also consider that it will make the clutch slave cylinder piston not return fully, causing your clutch release fork to drag on your throwout bearing and sounds a lot like a pilot or input shaft bearing getting ready to fail? Get enough goop in there and it works it's way down to the master cylinder just like on your brakes.
ChangeOutYourClutchMasterFluid - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ4URitmRYw#)
LOL's that it might not have been as bad as I thought (freaking out if I needed to order up a trans rebuild kit). I'll give it a week to see if it was indeed the fix, either way, after all my trips in and out of the desert and over the border, you'd think I'd have realized a lot sooner that even old(er) Toyota's still have clear fluid reservoirs. :laugh: :chair: :angel:
Flushed it out fully, then drained the reservoir. Back flushed the line and master to reverse flow any gunk missed, then cleaned all the sludge out of the reservoir. Refilled it and voila! :D
How about that nice pile of sludge covered starbucks napkins? Better yet, how about the black tar looking fluid? :laugh: :shake: Gotta love Nevada and Mexico dirt. ;)
Bash away, I'm an idiot for not paying attention to it sooner. :flipoff:
Did you also consider that it will make the clutch slave cylinder piston not return fully, causing your clutch release fork to drag on your throwout bearing and sounds a lot like a pilot or input shaft bearing getting ready to fail? Get enough goop in there and it works it's way down to the master cylinder just like on your brakes.
ChangeOutYourClutchMasterFluid - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ4URitmRYw#)
LOL's that it might not have been as bad as I thought (freaking out if I needed to order up a trans rebuild kit). I'll give it a week to see if it was indeed the fix, either way, after all my trips in and out of the desert and over the border, you'd think I'd have realized a lot sooner that even old(er) Toyota's still have clear fluid reservoirs. :laugh: :chair: :angel:
Flushed it out fully, then drained the reservoir. Back flushed the line and master to reverse flow any gunk missed, then cleaned all the sludge out of the reservoir. Refilled it and voila! :D
How about that nice pile of sludge covered starbucks napkins? Better yet, how about the black tar looking fluid? :laugh: :shake: Gotta love Nevada and Mexico dirt. ;)
Bash away, I'm an idiot for not paying attention to it sooner. :flipoff: