"Natman" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

Probably the reduction in life brought about by being bolted to a hot
engine.

Ken