When I move my clutch up and down, depending on the weather and how much I used the car recently, it will have a crunchy feeling/squeak sound to it. I notice this on very humid days or right after it rains… and I get in the car after it has sat for a bit.

With the engine running the clutch feels crunchy/squeaks only when I press it up or down. If I hold it down with the engine running, it doesn’t make a sound – leading me to believe it is not a throw out bearing. Nor does the car make any squeaks when the clutch is up.

The sound is definitely outside the car… possibly coming from the engine bay near the transmission. Is there a spring or anything associated with the slave cylinder?

I know that my clutch master cylinder needs replaced because it does drip a bit of fluid occasionally inside the cabin.

How hard is it to replace the clutch master cylinder/slave cylinder. I figure I’ll buy a kit that has both (close to the same price as the master alone).


Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Jim

 

Sorry for posting it in the wrong section. I reposted it in the General Tech Area. This post can be removed.