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Posted on Oct 05, 2010

Put my foot on the clutch pedal and it went to the floor.Got out and checked underneath and fluid leaking from what I think is the slave cylinder.

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It could be. Add more fluid and bleed the system and see if you can pin-point it to the slave cylinder. Also, make sure the fitting for the clutch line into the slave cylinder is tight and isn't leaking. If it does appear the slave cylinder its self is the culprit, it's not too bad of a fix.

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