So I've had my '07 GT since November, 2014 I bought it with 50k km, it's at 62k km now the clutch never really felt right and felt different on certain days; I could move it left/right with my foot when I bought the car...

Jan 2015 I take it to the stealership to check out the clutch pedal and get a diagnostic for my keyless start problem, I tell them sometimes I have trouble getting into first unless I release the clutch in neutral before shifting to first, I tell them it squeaks (i lied about this), and moves left to right. 3 hours of waiting later they tell me the clutch is fine and I need to give them $700 to fix the keyless start (this was complete bs but a whole different story). They can't do a warranty on the clutch pedal if they've inspected it and see no cracks. So they told me to come back in May 2015 (when my warranty ends) and hopefully for myself a crack would have developed which would be warrant able.

So I come back April 2015, same stealership, this time they tell me they won't even look at the clutch pedal because it was replaced back in '09. Ok, they tricked me into coming to them originally to pay the diagnostic fee for the keyless entry, knowing fully well they wouldn't replace the clutch? I have no idea, but basically they told me that all TSBs were completed on my 8, which was oil line corrosion and clutch pedal replacement. I go home with my hands in my pockets and dick in hand.

May 2015 - I curb the car doing a pretty reckless turn in the rain with TC off... wasn't too bad; I mean it could have been a lot worse I only ended up incurring about $500 worth of damage, no suspension parts bent or broken just rims, tires and alignment. But after curbing the car - the clutch felt amazing.... The best it's ever been however It's been going downhill ever since then, meaning the clutch will come up less and less every day with the bite point becoming unpredictable for me - it just doesn't feel like the same car. Today I noticed that there is a bit of brake fluid leaking from the clutch pedal.

What's the troubleshooting procedure for this?

1. Bleed clutch lines?
2. try clutch adjustment
3. how do I confirm that the cylinders are working as expected? Would I have to replace them or could I rework them myself?

 

http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/2003mazdar..._S01_0498.html

 

might be a stupid question, but how did running over the curb make my clutch pedal feel better? what could have happened mechanically? knocked air out of the system?

 

It wouldn't have any effect on your clutch pedal. But if you're leaking brake fluid from the pedal it sounds like your clutch master cylinder is taking a **** on you.

 

I'm not sure how fluid would get from the master cylinder to the pedal. It seems more likely the leak is behind the pedal itself. I'm actually slightly confused by one thing though. There is a push rod at the back of the pedal. Presumably that goes into a cylinder which displaces fluid that is then pushed to the master cylinder (which is located next to the brake/clutch fluid reservoir). I'd suspect the leak is from that, but what is that part called?

 

The pushrod behind the clutch pedal pushes the clutch master cylinder.. which is bolted to the pedal on the other side of the firewall.

The brake fluid is pushed from the master cyl thru the hydraulic line then to the slave cylinder which pushes the clutch fork. Engaging and disengaging the clutch.

So yeah the pedal is directly bolted to the clutch master cylinder. If its leaking its possible you could see it behind the pedal.