Angarak Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Hi all. When I purchased my Supra it came with an uprated clutch and lightened flywheel (not sure on the brand). The clutch fluid level has always been around halfway down the reservoir - but since the clutch worked fine I left it. Prior to a recent MOT (which it flew through) I decided to top up the clutch fluid to the MIN mark. I have bled the clutch but now, usually when moving off in first or reversing, the clutch pedal stays down and I have to flick it back up with my foot. The clutch acts a little like an on/off switch, it isnt a smooth transition as you bring the clutch up in gear, the same when changing down gear. I'm thinking of getting a clutch repair kit from Mr T as they're pretty cheap and probably a worthwhile job on a near 20 year old car Question: I recall Chris Wilson commenting about clutch fluid ratios on aftermarket clutches being different to OEM spec which gave me the impression that maybe I dont need to top the clutch fluid to the MIN/MAX mark on my clutch. Could too much fluid cause the clutch pedal to stick down? The clutch was fine prior to topping up the fluid. There are no leaks that I can see. Cheers Simon Edited October 27, 2014 by Angarak (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 This happened to mine, I rebuilt the master cylinder with the kit from Toyota, been fine ever since mate:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Cheers Josh, I'll nip to Mr Ts tomorrow. Is your clutch also aftermarket and have you topped your fluid to the OEM min/max mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It is indeed, it's an RPS max clutch with street disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keron Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It's usually one of a few things... Clutch master cylinder being the main one or a leaking slave cylinder .... More often a rebuild kit (about £30 odd quid) solves the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks Keron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Refurbed my Clutch Master Cylinder today and so far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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