Damn clutch, I'm out of ideas...

Lunar-Eclipse

I wouldn't bother with the master until it actually begins to fail. It's an easy replacement from the engine bay so there's no need to spend the money now. Unless they're doing it all under warranty. Then you might as well.

afbunn

Thanks for the advice, it's good to know that it will be an easy fix should it begin to fail and need to be replaced. I'll hold off on the master for now since my warranty just expired this year in April. I should've thought more about that before I jumped on the deal for the car. Oh well, can't do anything about it so no use whining about it. The car is in superb condition so outside of knowing how it was driven by the previous owner (It's an '09 with 26k on the clock when I bought it, so that's a good sign) it seems like a solid car that was very well taken care of. Extremely clean. One last question:

Should I have my mechanic take a look at the clutch disc and all that stuff to look for any excessive wear and tear so that I can at least know it's worn and have a forewarning that something might need replaced soon? Or will that result in an extra labor charge?

Lunar-Eclipse

I don't see why not. They have to drop the entire transmission to get to the slave in the bell housing. After that, to get to the clutch you just have to undo the bolts on the pressure plate. Shouldn't be more than an extra 30 minutes of labor.

afbunn

Makes sense. I'll tell him to take a look while it's out. Thanks