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Old May 4, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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even if its not leaking?
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i think mine went pooey
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i think mine went pooey
Sorry, was rushed when I first replied.

An MC can go bad and start internally bypassing fluid around the piston seals without externally leaking a drop. If you apply a steady pressure on the pedal, does it gradually sink to the floor?
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Sorry, was rushed when I first replied.

An MC can go bad and start internally bypassing fluid around the piston seals without externally leaking a drop. If you apply a steady pressure on the pedal, does it gradually sink to the floor?
nope, fells absolutly normal. shifts great, but not at high rpm. Its been fine with my tex clutch for almsot 20k miles. I just bought a tick, hopefully that fixes it
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