So I'm driving home fat, dumb and happy until I notice that my clutch is now dead until it gets almost to the floor when it finally engages. I know some things about motors, but I'm ignorant when it comes to clutch/tranny. Is my clutch going out? Or is there something easy I can do to fix this? Anybody else have this experience? If not, hopefully, the dealer will warranty it for me.

 

quite possibly a leak in your slave cylinder. Mine did the same thing with only 10 000 km's and it was covered by the dealer.

Did it happen suddenly or gradually?

 

Yep, sounds like low brake fluid in the slave cylinder. Probably a warranty issue...

 

It happened pretty quickly on my commute home this afternoon. Didn't notice it going to work or going to lunch today. Actually didn't notice it until I was almost home (about 30 minutes into a 45 minute drive). Can I check anything on my own? Brake fluid level doesn't look low. But how would that affect the clutch?

P.S. Sorry I posted in the wrong place originally (modified JK). Thx for moving to the right location.

 

same thing happened to me @ 36,600 mi. and i thought it was the clutch but it was the slave cylinder which was covered by the warranty

 

thanks for the advice...looks like it was the slave cylinder after all. had to get towed this morning...it was doa when i tried to put it in gear to leave the house to take it to the dealer. luckily my service manager buddy reminded me about roadside assistance which saved me on the cost of the tow who says all dealerships are bad assuming it falls under warranty - and i have no reason to believe it won't - maybe i'll sneak that FT adj rear trackbar i've been wanting w/o mama finding out. can't leave w/o buying something for my baby

 

Sounds like a leak. You can tell the clutch disk is getting low when the clutch releases closer and closer to the top of the travel. From your description, it sounds like you're losing hydraulic assist. Your clutch is probably fine. It's likely the slave cylinder or the clutch master cylinder, or possibly a leak in one of the hydraulic hoses or lines.

 

Rebeljeeper- Hi, I didn't mean to confuse you with the term ''brake fluid''. Actually the clutch hydraulic system is a closed non-servicable unit. It operates off it's own fluid supply, which happens to be brake fluid. The hydraulic clutches in the olden days had a removable cap which was where you serviced the brake fluid for them. Hope everything turns out good on your rig...

 

Yeah, I feel like an idiot after thinking about that post. I'm not that ignorant I just didn't know it was a closed system that used brake fluid in the lines. I guess I should've edited it, but it's no big deal. Thanks for the help!

I hope to get my baby back tomorrow. I missed her greatly today on the way home. I had to drive the wife's (sweeet) new T&C minivan (got twins on the way)! I can't believe I'd ever call a minivan sweet, but this T&C is pimped out! Ozzy cranks pretty nicely in it too I also can't believe I have 2 Chrysler products in the stable...I'm supposed to be a Ford guy

 

On my third day now without my baby...I'm starting to have withdrawals while they wait for a slave cylinder to get here.