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Question posted by nellie94nc on December 17th, 2014

I Am Having Trouble With My Cutlch Pedal It Is Going Down But Not Coming Up What

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Answer #1: Posted by zzed41 on December 18th, 2014 9:06 AM

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Hi! This is usually associated with a clutch slave cylinder problem, or the presence of air in the clutch fluid lines. If both of these check out as running properly, then it is likely the master cylinder which has a problem.

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