# Recent radio show podcast: clutch problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 21, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894 "2023-11-21T23:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/1 "2023-11-21T23:25:42Z")
The caller said her car’s (mid 80’s Asian econobox as I recall) clutch engaged too soon, engaged when pedal was close to floor. But it wasn’t consistent, sometimes it engaged at normal height; problem seemed to be getting more frequent. Ray thought the problem was the clutch material was disintegrating , and sometimes a piece would get jammed between two surfaces that shouldn’t have anything there, effectively engaging the clutch. What do you think, Is that the first suspect? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/2 "2023-11-21T23:34:15Z")
My first guess would be that the master or slave cylinder were failing internally. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/3 "2023-11-22T22:08:46Z")
That’s what I was thinking too while listening to the podcast. I don’t recall which exact episode it was, sometime in the Sept/Oct/early Nov timeframe. I may be misremembering the make/model/year, maybe that particular vehicle had a well-known clutch friction material disintegration problem Ray was aware of. Or maybe the caller had a pre-show interview, which presented a clue to the cause that wasn’t aired. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/4 "2023-11-23T15:00:48Z")
Not enough information, need to know year make model, don’t know if hydraulic or cable clutch, and if hydro, internal or external slave cylinder… Plus I would want to test drive it to feel what it was doing and then check it out… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/5 "2023-11-25T21:38:16Z")
If my Corolla developed that same symptom, I try pumping the clutch pedal a couple of times to see if that improved the situation. If that consistently helped, @It_s-Me 's idea above would be my guess as well. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recent-radio-show-podcast-clutch-problem/193894/6 "2023-12-03T21:12:07Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > My first guess would be that the master or slave cylinder were failing internally. I got to thinking that symptom might could also be caused by a failing release bearing.