[Miata] clutch master cylinder symptoms

[Simon Whitworth]

> I suspect that my clutch master cylinder needs rebuilt.  I was out driving
> on this excellent day with my wife and at the end of our drive, it seemed as
> though the clutch didn't want to disengage.  It was a gradual symptom that I
> first noticed when I ground the gears slightly and had to really push the
> clutch pedal firmly to the floor in order to shift.  Am I correct in my
> diagnosis?

Has the slave every been replaced ? Typically the slave dies before
the master. Jack up the car, roll back the little rubber boot on the
back end of the slave cylider, if it is all wet with fluid in there,
that is the offender. It's literally a 2 minute job to inspect, and no
more than a 30 minute job to replace if it is leaking.

Some people rebuild, others replace the whole thing. I replaced the
whole thing, they are reasonably cheap.

Simon.