[Miata] clutch master cylinder symptoms

[pethier at comcast.net]

> 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.

Mine hit yesterday.  I was instructing at our local autocross school.  In the session where we were giving students rides in our cars, the lever refused to go into first.  I turned off the motor and started it in gear.  I was able to give two or three more rides because I was still hitting the 1-2 shift OK.  Then on a run it refused to shift to second.  I stopped the car started it in second and gave the student a half of a run and then parked it.  

My auto-shop-instructor buddy who is a fellow autocross instructor and a Merlot-edition owner reached under the car and rolled back the boot.  Yes, it was wet.  This was a sudden onset.  The fluid level was fine when I checked it last night.

I drove it home broken and will replace the slave this week.

I have been bitten by the CAS O-ring leak wrecking the heater hoses and now this, both at autocross events.  What else should I check on a 1994?

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Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul Minnesota  USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
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