charliek

Stopped to treat myself at White Castle. Went to leave and i had no clutch. The clutch master was empty. Filled it back up, pumped it and it worked fine. Does seem like the master is leaking a little where the shaft goes in inside the car, but I am afraid it is leaking into the trans where the internal slave cylinder is because there seems to be brake fluid leaking from the trans housing. The pipes going in (including the bleeder) seem to be movable. Not sure where to go from here. Hope I dont have to pull the trans. The guy I bought it from told me it happened to him and his mechanic said he needed a new clutch. The clutch seems fine as long as there is fluid. Any help would be greatly appreciated

OverlandZJ

Gonna have to pull the trans, the internal type slaves slide over the trans input shaft.

charliek

I was afraid of that. Is pulling the trans as difficult as it looks. When it is out what is the actual fix for the slave? Seems like a stupid design to me.

OverlandZJ

Guess the difficulty depends on your experience level and available tools.

You'll be replacing the worn component/s. That would be the time to swap in a new disc and pressure plate as well.

freegdr

Gonna need to replace clutch master also the fluid where it going in side to pedal gonna eat up fuse box and wiring below it . Need to wipe it clean as soon as possible to prevent more damage then all ready done . When trannys out for bearing clutch and front seal on tranny also should be replaced it good practice unless ya wanna pull it again .

EvstaG

Pulling the tranny isn't too bad.. Though the AX-15 is a little heavy to muscle down on your chest, having a tranny jack is nice for sure.

Would the AX-15 experts on here recommend doing an external slave swap like this>>
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f12/l...p-pics-965067/

Or is it not worth the hassle?

charliek

I have a 4 post lift hopefully that will help. Are the parts for the AX-15 from a wrangler compatible? Finding a lot of them for a YJ/XJ on ebay.

highmileage

Gonna have to look into that one, like that idea.

salad

Yes, do external slave is a good idea for future clutch hydraulics work. The parts are compatible.

captainwoot

Not sure on parts availability where you are, but when I did the clutch on my 91, I could not get the platic clutch line from the master to the quick connect on the slave (it was toast). I went backwards and used a clutch master from an 89 (need to make a bushing to attach to clutch pedal) . I was then able to make a clutch line using a standard 1/4" brake line with a union joining it to the clutch slave.
If you plan to do the clutch you may as well have everything on hand and do it all, don't want to pull the trans twice. (ask me how I know lol)

good luck!

charliek

Does the transfer case have to come out with the trans?
Also the weird thing is that the clutch can be fine for week/months, then all of a sudden the fluid drains out. I dont think it is happening over time because I have checked it numerous times and it has been full. Plus the reservoir is so small it seems to me that it just happens all in one shot. I dont know if that is possible. I felt it getting difficult to shift then in a few minutes it wouldnt shift at all. Weird

salad

Transfer case is held on by 6 studs to the transmission

charliek

Does that mean it can be left in the car when you remove the tranny?

odgreen

No. Its bolted to the trans.

charliek

That must make it difficult to haul out. Both drive shafts must have to come off and must be difficult to slide off the spline.