You are a VERY good man, Peter! Many mechanics would have billed her for the entire clutch job while only swapping out the clutch master cylinder. Your customers are truly blessed to have you.
maxcactus
My clutch randomly failed on me and started getting stuck to the floor. I was panicking like crazy in the middle of a busy street. After seeing this I confirmed my suspicions. I may also replace my slave cylinder at the same time as the clutch master cylinder. Thanks for the amazing info
larzalexander
This is EXACTLY what my clutch master cylinder did! It was very sneaking exactly like you say! No leak but only pushing out fluid right at the very end of the rod's travel! Thank you 🙏
Mr.Thermistor
I took my 03 Subaru WRX to many shops describing exactly the same problem to them and they all suggested I replace my clutch and clutch fork. Thing is I had my clutch replaced about 50, 000 miles ago and I baby the car. I knew it had to be a hydraulic issue of some kind because of the behavior. Watching this video both makes me feel much better and confirms my suspicions. I'm going to go out and do this job myself for ~$65 right now instead of the $1200 or so the shops wanted to charge.
Elderspy
I always learn something when I watch Peter's videos. He truly is a Master Mechanic!!!!
rockbay
I'm watching this now because my clutch has failed me today. The symptoms you mention with the clutch engaging too soon are all things that I've experienced but as this is my first manual transmission car, I had thought they were normal things to expect. Tomorrow I will confirm the diagnosis of my car but this is a hidden gem video for sure!
smurfleton
You are indeed a treasure and this customer is fortunate she found you. Excellent diagnosis and a very nice explanation.
dalepremo
Help... sometime in the future??? How about right now??? Mine is shat, and your diagnostic advice will be heeded. Thanks Man! You have saved me quite a bit of money, I would say.
artofnoly
Had the same issue on my wife's '06 tC. I ended up wearing out the 2nd gear syncro. Now with the new master cylinder, 2nd grinds when you shift aggressively...
So the advise is, do not delay this repair because you end up shifting with the clutch still partially engaged.
VasyaIvanovichPupkin
I just installed slave cyl and still on floor so I can’t thank you enough awesome video .
wakepe
WOW I'M SO HAPPY I JUST WATCHED THIS VIDEO!!!! What you described is EXACTLY what's happening with my Honda Crv!!! Today i replaced the rubber and spring on the slave cylinder, and there was hardly any movement on the piston of the slave cylinder. So now i know to repair/replace the master cylinder!!! 😃 Awesome!!!
tube-dude
So crazy... this is exactly what is happening to me right now!! My 2010 Toyota Tacoma V6 has had a difficult time shifting lately. There are NO leaks anywhere and no clutch slipping. So, I changed out the Slave cylinder and bled the system 3 times; the last was with the pressure tool. There was a lot of muck in the drained fluid. I had intermittent smooth shifting but it would keep reverting to a stiff stick. So, my next choice was to replace the Master cylinder. I just bought it yesterday and will replace on Saturday. Low and behold, I watch this and now believe this is definitely the issue. I thought I had an air pocket/bubble issue but it was the Master cylinder all along!!! Thank you so much for this video and clear explanation.
gausselim
This actually explained exactly what’s happening with my car rn thank you for helping me confirm that it is just the master cylinder
himothytimmons
Thank you! Had same symptoms, removed whole clutch hydraulic system and wasn't sure what a bad master would do vs. a good one. My master is doing the exact same thing, thanks for the clear explanation!
christiangutierrez
Wonderful. This is another topic I'd been meaning to look up. I don't mind you doing multiple videos on things like oil replacements because it's different on different vehicles, it's nice to see those differences. But you also manage a great variety of topics on this channel Peter. Well done on this fix and thank you again for sharing.
chocolate_squiggle
Awesome video, I thought my clutch was bad when I couldn't get it in or out of gear with the car running, and would start to engage almost immediately. And at times would have to pump the clutch pedal repeatedly for a minute to get it to go into gear. I'm going to replace the master cylinder this weekend and see if I can save some cash, again thanks for the good informational video
wildwillscustomsexhaustvid
Thank you so much. I watch your video and fixed my hylux clutch master. Your tutorial saved me 3k.
st.thomasredevelopment
I think you may have just answered my clutch problem that's be haunting me for 2 days. Thanks
skrimshaw
Thanks to your video my 89 GMC doing same thing I first thought it was the slave cylinder changed it no differnts But when you said master cylinder had black grim in it and leaking off Now I know what the real problem was after watching half dozen other videos no one else talked about black grim and leaking off when clutch was pressed in
daviddeaton
I’m one of those people in the future, thank you for this video. Love the Toyota community always helpful keeping these trucks on the road ❤
