I have in front of me the slave cylinder from my 88 SE, which finally went. the past few weeks it's been leaking fluid but last night it finally gave in. I touched it and the pushrod fell right out. I removed the entire thing (through removal of some radiator hoses and the starter). so now it lays here and I'd like to know if it's possible, easy, or worth the money to rebuild or repair it, or simply get a new one. when it came apart it was nothing but the pushrod, piston, dust boot, piston gasket and the cone spring. it looks easy enough to put back together.

 

For a basic hydraulic actuator, that's all you will have. Yes, you can rebuild them, and the kits usually only cost a coouple of bucks. You may want to make sure the inner boor of the cylinder itself is nice and smooth...could try a brake cyl. hone on it, if it'll fit.

Good luck.

 

Nothing like getting your car towed because of that slave cylinder. That's what happened to me. A new one back then costed $10, I went and rebuilded mine. Easy to do, Buy new and rebuild your old one for a spare. Its up to you!

Al

 

Yeah, if you feel competent to rebuild it go for it. A new slave cylinder isn't too bad though, you can probably get one for $35-55 bucks. Also while your at it, flush your clutch lines out, and check them for wear, especially near the transmission where the line can rub up against the little bracket there. That happened to me and caused my clutch to leak.

S

 

it's not the slave cylinder, I think it's the clutch, I posted a new thread.

Dan