capt_furious Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I've had my Z since March of '04 and I've gone through three clutch slaves. Is this normal? I just had another give out today on the way home from work. Seems as if these pieces are really failure prone, unless I'm doing something wrong. How often should they be flushed, if at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Where are you buying your parts? I used to work for Pep Boys, and we had alot of problems with hydraulic parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Well I'm on my second slave cyl in 20 years, and I have had performance clutches since the early 90's, and I don't always drive nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Dang... I got mine from MSA and had no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Same here. 20 Years on one slave. It did fail once and I threw in a rebuild kit piston. It's been fine for the past five years on the rebuild kit. :Knocks on wood: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Seems as if these pieces are really failure prone, unless I'm doing something wrong. Make sure you're not overstroking (careful boys) the clutch master. Check the clutch stop and clutch MC rod adjustment on your clutch pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_furious Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 I've bought the slaves at Napa the last two times. The bag on the one that went on the car today said Made in Italy. Maybe it is just me. The fluid's pretty dirty, I should flush it. Might be a big factor. How can I tell if it's over stroking? Pull the dust boot off and have someone push in the pedal while I look at it? I've got the adjustable pin and holed fork, if that's relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I too am interested in how to make sure your not over extending?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 The FSM has the procedure on page CL-6. Basically the distance between the pedal pad (where your foot goes) to the floor right behind the pedal pad should be 8.9" with the return spring removed and 8.8" with the return spring installed. You adjsut the height via the clevis on the clutch MC pushrod. You also need to adjust the slave cylinder after adjusting the clutch pedal. Once the pedal is at the correct height and the slave adjusted, the clutch pedal should have 1" of free travel before the salve cylinder start moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I too am interested in how to make sure your not over extending?! Does she say ouch? LOL! Just kidding guys! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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