Clutch gets grabby when engine/tranny warm

[justbinfishin]

This isn't on a ranger, but the principle should remain the same.

I just did a clutch job on my new economy car (2002 Suzuki Esteem). resurfaced flywheel, new clutch kit, new slave and master cylinders (both were weeping).

It's cold here in Fairbanks, and when I first fire it up I can shift into all 5 gears and reverse with no difficulty. After running it for a couple miles (or letting it idle for 5-10 minutes), I lose the ability to shift into gear from a stop. It just buzzes. When I start in gear once it's warm, the clutch drags pretty hard and pulls the car.

I have bled the clutch system at least 5 times, but it seems like a bubble expanding in the line as it warms up could be the culprit.

Any ideas would be appreciated, I'm at wits end with this and it's finals week!

 

[Big Jim M]

Not familiar with that particular vehicle. That said, there are a few vehicles that MUST have the master filled before installing in the vehicle or an air pocket will develop and STAY until the master is taken off and filled and reinstalled.
Big Jim

 

[enjr44]

It is either air or a bad master or slave. Cannot be anything else. A new part does not mean a good part anymore. You get to do the testing.

Nothing bad about Fairbanks in the winter; except, it sure is hard on hydraulic systems that sit outside. The seals shrink and get hard and weep. Used to work on aircraft up there and it always looked like someone had been stabbed around the struts.