Thread: Clutch?
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Old March 29th 05, 02:07 AM
Natman
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:36:16 -0500, "W. Kiernan"
> wrote:

>BRUCE HASKIN wrote:
>>
>> No, it is as simple as the clutch "slave" cyl.

>
>and Mike wrote:
>>
>> Your clutch slave cylinder is going bad...

>
>Well, I had the same symptom and I took my '93 (which I bought used) to
>a Miata shop. The mechanic pointed out that the slave cylinder looked
>fairly new; it turned out that the clutch master cylinder was shot. It
>still was a cheap repair. I would have been pretty disappointed if I
>had gone ahead and replaced the slave cylinder only to find that my
>clutch still didn't work. So check them both before spending any money
>on replacement parts.
>
>yours wdk
>

In general you are right, it could be either. For some reason in
Miatas, the slave cylinder almost always goes first.
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