02 accent slave cylinder leak and gear grind

Did you bleed it really well? Use the right fluid? Torque properly if needed? Double check for leaks while pumping? Check any rubber line sections for swelling or collapse? Start with these.

Sounds like you have a bad shifter or a bad slave cylinder. Check the fluid in the reservoir and if you're losing some, then you need to see where the leak is coming from. If it's at the slave cylinder, you're in for an expensive repiar.

if the MC (master cylinder) goes low, for the chutch , bingo
bad MC or slave. most times its the slave.
if either leak outside they are bad.
it can be tested, with 2 persons, one at clutch pedal
one at slave lever. looking, (ask how)

the gear grinding noise is because the clutch plate is not fully disengaging and the input shaft is still driving. If you did not use the same length of push rod then the slave cylinder is not moving enough to disengage the clutch. Check it out that with the pedal on the floor the piston in the slave cylinder should be almost to the edge of the slave cylinder . That is where It should be to be working properly

check for a leaking clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder. that will cause the problems you describe. If the fluid is low in the master cylinder, its one or the other!

Sounds like it was being forced before and through out the syncro to the gear, not a hard thing to fix but very time consuming.

Hi bosslady15,

First of all I think I should say that clutches do not make grinding noises - but transmission gears do.
However, a clutch that is not disengaging properly can make the gears grind when trying to shift from one gear to the next. Also a common source of noise is the clutch throwout bearing. This will make a "grinding" or "growling" noise any time the clutch pedal is depressed. In either of these cases, the only solution is to replace the clutch, throwout bearing, pressure plate and pilot bushing. These all usually come in a clutch kit. If you have an hydraulic clutch with an internal slave cylinder it is recommended to replace the slave cylinder as well and also the flywheel on on vehicles. I'm sorry I cannot be more specific because you did not mention what type of vehicle we are talking about here.

Hello Danny, If you have a soft pedal, and can smell fluid burning, i would say the clutch slave cylinder is leaking inside of the bell housing. When this happens you do not get the proper travel of the slave for the clutch to release. That is why the gears grind. If it is leaking, you should notice a loss of fluid in the clutch master cylinder. Here is a link for clutch components that fit your vehicle. I hope this information is helpful.
http://www.clutchcityonline.com/isuzu_rodeo_32.htm

If the gears grind when engaging at standstill, the clutch is not breaking. The possible reason for this in order of probability are...
1. Air in the hydraulics . Caused by leaking slave cylinder, which would have to be overhauled, new kit fitted bled and adjsuted.

2. Clutch adjustment, either cable or pushrod if hydraulic.

3. Clutch assy worn out and requires replacement with full clutch kit.May also require machining the flywheel.

I an assuming that since it grinds that this is a standard shift transmission. If so, your slave or master cylinder for your clutch has either failed or leaked out, or both. Try adding some brake fluid to your Clutch master cylinder and pump vigorously to purge any bubbles. If you can engage your transmission after this, you will need to have the hydraulic clutch system bled. Until that time you will need to pump several times between gear changes to use the vehicle.