[Japanese_Carbon]

Hello all, I just joined this forum today in order to get some help on some extreme clutch difficulties I have been experiencing. I have searched far and wide to no avail and have changed quite a few parts in the process. Bear with me and read it all if you can, it is pretty in depth. And for god sake's please don't just give me the "bleed the clutch, its the TOB, adjust your pedal bs" before you even read what I have to say.

Three months ago I purchased a used 2013 FR-S, before that I had a 2014 FR-S that was totaled. The vehicle seemed in decent condition at the time, it had dings here and there but overall the engine seemed well and the previous owner swapped the fuel pump out (bye bye annoying chirp!). Everything was dandy until about 300 miles off of the used dealership lot.

I started to notice a chirping sound similar to the fuel pump chirp, yet this one was metallic in nature. It was much louder than the ones I had heard before. Me being quite sensitive about my cars well being, I popped the hood and listened in. After some looking around I noticed that the clutch fork was wiggling left and right, and it was squeaking like crazy! To make matters worse, pushing in the clutch alleviated the noise.

At this point I decide, it is definitely the TOB, I will order a new clutch and have it replaced ASAP. And so I did. In the process I bled the clutch, replaced the transmission fluid, reattached a new Exedy OEM copy TOB, Clutch Plate, and Clutch Disk, and went on my merry way. Except.. I didn't go on my way.

After the install, the car would not go into gear, and in my head I instantly thought to the clutch needing another thorough bleeding. I did so, and viola! The car sat right into gear like it should have in the first place, but everything was not so great. The squeaking was worse than ever - and not only that, but every time the car was stopped and restarted the clutch needed another bleeding.

At this point I was certain the slave cylinder or the master clutch cylinder was bad, so I started by replacing the slave cylinder - and additionally adjusted the clutch pedal to try and find a spot where the clutch would properly disengage..

Here's where things started to get weird.

The clutch began disengaging at different heights on the pedal, sometimes it wouldn't disengage at all. The squeaking became absolutely horrendous, so I decided to squirt some high temp grease into the clutch forks boot. It did help a bit, but it is not completely gone. The car is now completely immobilized due to the fact I cannot get it in gear. No matter how many times I bleed the clutch, or adjust the master plunger, or gravity bleed the entire clutch system. The clutch pedal is also much softer than it originally was, however it still does take a little bit of pressure to get it all the way down. Meaning that it still has pressure in the system, just likely not a lot of it.

So far I can only come to possible the conclusions that:
1. The Master Clutch Cylinder is bad in some way. However I have visually inspected the reservoir whilst the clutch pedal is depressed, and the liquid inside does not change levels.
2. The lines between the MCC and the Slave are leaking in air so badly that the system cannot function. However I have vacuum bled through the slave nipple and no air seems to come through.
3. Something inside the clutch itself has malfunctioned. However, the entire system, save the flywheel and clutch fork are brand new.
4. Brake fluid is absolutely everywhere at this point and I just want to drive my car again.

Any insight or answers are gratefully appreciated, and if you have similar problems, head to the end of this thread and I will do my best to have the answers posted.