Installing a slave cylinder

Send Private Topic View Profile. Email Report. Previous Index Next. Execution time: 0. Total Queries: 10 Zlib Compression is on. All times are GMT Pacific. Current time is PM Top. Attach Photos to Posts. Contact Us. My Cookies. Raise and support the front of the vehicle on jack stands. Remove the hydraulic line on the clutch slave cylinder using a wrench. Turn the line cap counterclockwise.

Remove the slave cylinder by removing the two bolts, one on either end of the slave cylinder. Use the appropriate socket and a ratchet to remove the bolts. Install the new slave cylinder. It will come with a plastic band around the slave cylinder to hold the rod into the slave.

Do not remove this band. Screw in the bolts and tighten. Attach the hydraulic line, then turn the cap clockwise with the wrench and tighten securely. Fill the clutch master cylinder with brake fluid. Use the vampire pump and retrieve all of the brake fluid from the reservoir. When done removing all brake fluid, put the reservoir cap back on. Step 2: Grab your tools and go under your vehicle.

Remove the hydraulic line from the clutch slave cylinder. Be sure to put a plastic bag on the end of the line with the rubber band to keep brake fluid from leaking out of the line. Step 3: Remove bolts. Remove the two bolts or clamp that secures the slave cylinder to the transmission.

Step 2: Remove the cotter pin. Step 5: Locate the hydraulic line. It will link the clutch master cylinder to the slave cylinder.

Step 6: Grab your creeper and go under the vehicle. Step 7: Remove the entire system. Very carefully, remove the entire system clutch master cylinder, hydraulic line, and slave cylinder up through the engine compartment. Step 1: Prepare the clutch slave cylinder. Remove the clutch slave cylinder from its package. Visually check to see if there are any damages to the cylinder and boot.

You may have to install the return spring, push rod, and boot. Step 2: Prepare the clutch hydraulic system assembly. Remove the clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder assembly from its package. Visually check to see if there are any damages to the cylinder.

Make sure that the seal is in the back of the clutch master cylinder housing. Step 3: Take the clutch master cylinder and put it into a vise. Clamp down until the cylinder will not move.

Step 4: Remove the bleeder screw. Place a drip pan underneath the slave cylinder and remove the bleeder screw. Step 5: Fill the reservoir up with brake fluid. Step 6: Use the brass punch as an extension to prime the cylinder. Slowly pump the cylinder from the back of the clutch master cylinder.

Watch for the brake fluid to drip out of the slave cylinder. You will have to fill the reservoir about three times to fill the entire system. This primes the cylinder and removes most of the air inside the cylinder, hydraulic line, and slave cylinder. When there is a solid stream of brake fluid coming out of the bleeder hole on the slave cylinder, stop and install the bleeder screw. Step 7: Get a helper. Have the helper use the brass punch and pump the cylinder.

Step 8: Make sure that the bleeder screw is tight. Fill up the reservoir with brake fluid to the fill line and install the reservoir cap. Install the clutch slave cylinder to the transmission mount. If the slave cylinder had a clamp, install the clamp and insure it is tight. Step 2: Get your drip pan and place it under the slave cylinder. Remove the plastic bag from the clutch hydraulic line. Step 3: Bleed the hydraulic line to slave cylinder.

Have a helper press the clutch pedal and hold it. Loosen the bleeder screw up and let the air out of the system. Tighten the bleeder screw and have the helper release the clutch pedal. You may need to perform the bleeding procedure a couple more time to remove all air. Tighten up the bleeder screw tight. Step 4: Top off brake fluid.

Remove the reservoir cap and top brake fluid off to the full line. Step 1: Install entire system. Very carefully, install the entire system clutch master cylinder, hydraulic line, and slave cylinder down through the engine compartment.

Step 2: Install the slave cylinder. Step 4: Install mounting nuts. Torque them down to the specifications that will be given in the package. Step 6: Install a new cotter pin. Install it in the anchor pin on the clevis attached to the clutch master cylinder push rod with a pair of needle nose plyers. Step 7: Install mounting insulated clamps.

Go back to the engine compartment and install all mounting insulated clamps that mount the hydraulic line to the vehicle. Step 8: Raise the vehicle. Step Lower the vehicle to where all four wheels are on the ground. Pull out the jack and put it aside. Step 1: Make sure that the transmission is in neutral. Turn on the ignition key and start the engine. Step 2: Press down on the clutch pedal. Move the gear shifter to a selection of your choice. The shifter should slide easily into the gear selected.

Shut the engine off when you are done with the test. Step 3: Drive the vehicle around the block. During the test drive change gears from first gear to the top gear one at a time. Step 4: Press the clutch pedal down.

Do this when moving from the selected gear to neutral. Step 5: Press the clutch pedal down again. Do this when moving from the neutral position to another gear selection.