dizwiz24

After many mods, and problems this spring... I went to finally pull the vette out of the garage for a drive.

I was surprised the clutch pedal went straight to the floor.

I looked at my clutch fluid reservoir (underneath the ECM) and it was dry...

WTF.

What would cause this to go to dry?

None of the modifications I did this winter had anything to do with the clutch/ transmission / or clutch hydraulics?

BTW. In 2004, I replaced the clutch slave cylinder and braided hydraulic fluid line...I followed the unique 'upside-down' bleeding procedures also at this time.

What do I need to do to fix?

I imagine if I add fluid, then wherever its leaking its just gonna leak out again. I havent found any kind of leak....

BTW.. this is on a 93 6spd lt1

Jonnymac

I just had the same thing happen. I never found the leak until the slave seal blew out I'm replacing the master and slave now. As far as I can tell it was slowly leaking from the slave into the bell housing which is why I never saw a leak.

dizwiz24

you are sure the leak is the slave cylinder?

why are you replacing the master cylinder? just for insurance?

come to think of it, I have seen a few amber drops from the front shield (flex-plate). Nothing gushing, but of course there is not a lot of fluid in there.

I always assumed it was oil from a small rear mean leak or something...

BTW. what brand parts are you using? I know a lot of the parts lately, reman's and stuff have been garbage for our cars. Just because you paid top dollar for it and it comes in an AC Delco box doesnt mean its a quality part - as Im finding.

Jonnymac

The slave fell apart when I pulled it off as for the leak I was thinking the same thing main seal or just from the oil drain. I replaced the master and slave in 06 so I'm doing both again. The brand was what they sell at O'Reilly it's not set up for the Vette(inlet and bleed are on the bottom) but it's a heavy cast part not sheet metal.

ninetyfivevette

I think 2004 might fall within the range of the infamous "backwards seal" saga that caused premature failure.

dizwiz24

Yeah iheard about those, but the thing is it worked perfectly up until this.

The backwards seal ones never did work right from the get go.

Who knows, maybe it is.

Btw. I bought it from gmpartsdirect. I thought I was getting a quality part, but who knows. I mentioned that just bc it comes in an ac declo box doesn't mean its a quality part