warranty time!!!!

im my car, you barely have to press the pedal to engage the clutch, its really nice!!!

 

your under warranty, so it is much easier for you.

i have a similar issue, shifts are not crisp unless you fully fully fully depress the clutch. I was going to try a simple bleed of the clutch assembly. i don't notice any leaks but i would like to think that though entropy after 8 years, a small amount of air could enter the system.

 

yeah i am glad i am under warranty...otherwise it would be $$$

 

Surely the dealer wasn't that dumb. Why would they have bled the brakes only and not the clutch? I think that they probably actually did bleed the clutch (and possibly the brakes as well), but you misunderstood the info. You did have an improvement with the clutch which would have occurred only if they had bled the clutch. To clarify.......pushing the pedal down disengages the clutch, when the pedal is up.......it's engaged. Let us know what they do or replace next.

 

That's what I was implying...the clutch works from the brake fluid...bleed the brakes, you are working for the brakes and the clutch. sorry i did not mention this

 

I've been on this forum only a week and I saw few people complain about transmission.
Sorry I can't help you but all I know Ford's transmissions (at least Focus MkII EU) is excellent. Really excellent.

 

The Clutch works on Brake Fluid not on “THE” Brake fluid. Your clutch and your brakes are two totally separate systems which both happen to be hydraulic and use brake fluid. The dealer bled the clutch, not the brakes (I hope). Leaking clutch slave cylinders and master cylinders are not unheard of. Since the car is relatively new and under warranty, this should be sorted out by the service department for free.

 

right...what I am trying to do is tell owners of the 2008-2009 (and possibly 2010) Focus with a manual transmission is that they may have a defective slave cylinder in their transmission.

What I was talking about the bleeding of whatever has already been done and only fixed the problem for a little bit, and there is something else up in there. Hopefully other people can read this and get their cars fixed under warranty before getting a huge bill!

 

It sounds like the slave cylinder will have to be replaced IMO. The slave cylinder doesn't push fluid, it's what the fluid is pushed to. The slave fills up and expands, and that's what pushes on the release bearing and pressure plate to engage the clutch. Mine stuck a few times keeping the clutch engaged, and over a few hours it would disengage properly. These slave cylinders are plastic, and plastic is prone to manufacturing and temperature related problems. It should always be replaced when changing the clutch IMO.

Are you noticing that the clutch pedal is harder to push down when you can't get it to engage?

 

I'll just bet the dealer's next move is to first try another rebleed, or replace the master cylinder........less hassle than replacing the slave. Between the common brake/clutch fluid reservoir, the "internal" slave cylinder, and the plastic parts.......this was one dumb ass bit of Ford engineering, and it should have been corrected years ago. This is the only thing about my '05 that weighs on my mind a bit.