VR6 Spongey clutch - help please

[NewbridgeJob 0]

Hi all in need of some advice.

 

My VR6's clutch started to feel a bit spongey and within a day was nearly on the floor unable to go into gear.

 

I assumed this may have been the slave cylinder and there was a squelching sort of noise coming from the curly pipe that sits ontop or the gear box going into the slave so I assumed there was a leak somewhere

 

I can't find any leak but what I did notice was the the cap on the brake fluid reservoir was a bit oily, the picture doesn't show it but it definitely had fresh oil around the rim, the levels are good though. Am I right in thinkin the clutch fluid is shared with the brake fluid and perhaps a dodgy reservoir cap could've let air into the system and caused my clutch issues.

 

I had a fiddle about and I can now get it back into gear and it drives fine however still very spongey

 

Any help appreciated

 

[NewbridgeJob 0]

Also, if i can't see if there's any actual loss of fluid then will it actually get any worse then it is already?

[NewbridgeJob 0]

Anyone? Any advise will be appreciated

[NewbridgeJob 0]

Well just an update, I basically just bled it a bit from the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder and this seems to have solved it. Clutch is firm now and pretty much back to normal. I'm thinkin perhaps the cap wasn't on the reservoir properly or somehow air was sucked in somewhere.

 

Thanks for your help all

[daleyboy 0]

My slave cylinder went, all it takes is a very small leak and it lets air in, the leak is only visible when you take the old one out cos it leaks on the inside.

 

About £30 from gsf.

 

It'll be knackered, and i bet it happens again, if it does just change it, it'll have nothing to do with the cap.........

 

Dont mention it..............

Edited June 17, 2012 by daleyboy