Clutch slave cylinder install

[Xcellr8]

Thanks for the input, but by installing the slave prior to bolting up the tranny, you weren't faced with the same "spring pressure" of the slave tip that is making it damn near impossible to install the slave. I just want to make sure I'm not missing something when depressing the tip while trying to push the slave into its hole to bolt it in.

Would appreciate anyone who has direct experience with installing the slave while tranny is in the car. Must be many of you out there, how about it?

Thanks again,
Joe

[Meir]

sorry if i wasn't clear enough.
from my post:
"I installed the slave cylinder outside the car just to see how it goes"
when i noticed it is going in hard, i removed it and cleaned the socket.
tried again with a bit of soapy water, and it went in smooth.
i removed the slave cylinder from the trans, installed the trans on the car, installed the slave cylinder with the trans in the car with no issue, connected the fluid line, and bled the system.

good luck.

[Xcellr8]

Thanks, you were correct, I did not understand. Finally got it. The trick? For me there are two tips. One, opening the bleeder valve (since I already had the hydraulic line hooked up) to relieve any pressure that built up as I pushed the back of the slave toward the front of the car to depress the tip plunger. Second, using a long screwdriver braced against the heat shield that bolts to the rear cross support that held the slave in the depressed position while I tried to find the the hole to get the bolt threaded properly.

Now to bleed the system.

Thanks again, Joe

[flaps10]

I made it all the way to this step this evening.

I started earlier with removal and replacement of the clutch master cylinder- tons of fun all by itself.

Then I got the slave cylinder out and got "this close" to getting that dang bolt started.

I had mostly worn myself out before searching for a thread on it. At this point I have the bleeder valve open, white lithium grease on the tip of the pusher, uh, quick question:

We leave the rubber thing on right?

Anyway, lithium on the tip of the pusher, and around the lip of the bellows where it goes in. Seems to plug right in. There's essentially no fluid left in the system right now but bleeder is open anyway.

It's just fighting that spring pressure and getting the last little bit. Then pressure bleed and hope all is well in clutch land for a while.