Ok hopefully my picture is of the slave cylinder.

I think this needs to be replaced because all of the sudden the clutch feels like it has no pressure, mushy, goes to the floor etc... and I have to force the car into gear. 2 days ago it was fine, I don't know what suddenly caused this problem.

I am thinking this part may not be hard to replace and would appreciate if someone could give me a very very precise detailed explanation of how to replace it.

thanks

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87 Fiero GT Fastback
Remanufactured 3.1 w/ 13k miles on it now.
5 speed getrag with about 76k on it.

I had the same problem with my car. It started to get hard to get it into gear, and then eventually was not even drivable. All you have to do is remove the 2 nuts that hold the slave on and remove the hydraulic line. When you put the new one back in, you will have to bleed the slave using the bleeder on the top of it. Sorry this is not that detailed, but once you take a look at it, you will understand how it works.

That is the slave cylinder and isnt to hard to change out. The two biggest issues with swapping one out is not to strip the line going to it(buy a set of the proper wrenches) and then getting the clutch bled. Neither being impossible but nothing fun. There are 2 nuts that hold the slave onto the mount, need to unbolt them and then the line coming in and it will come off. Then reverse the role to put it back on, remove the intake tube to make the job easier and anything else that is in the way. Had been a while since I replaced one so I might be off on a few thing but close I am sure.

Wow thats a rusty slave. Replacing that thing is a must. Well I know I have had various problems with my hydrolic clutch system in the past. not anymore since everything is new includiung the pedal. But, back to your question. Open the driver side door and lay on the floor try to use a flash light and see if the master cylnder is leaking. If it is the master cylinder you wont notice unless you crawl under there and look because if it is the inner seal the fluid will leak and run right under the carpet undetected. but if you fluid level remains full. check your transmision selector cables to see if the adjuster went loose. Yet again you may just need to bleed the sytem. Any other questions just PM me. And if I cant answer them I will find someone who can.

Hope I could help

[This message has been edited by netpro55 (edited 03-21-2005).]

It is cheaper to build a rebuild kit and rebuild it very easy to do. Advance used to carry them.

I would not rebuild that thing, maybe if it were in better shape but it has seen better days.

rust on the outside means nothing. if you like you can polish it up with a wire brush and put some hi-temp paint on it.

if the bore is smooth and shiny it's probably good. slaves are rebuildable, it's quite easy and cheap. do bleed the system (lines and slave) anytime you discconnect anything.

Mine wasn't rusty like that, regardless I'd clean it up and paint it. Rebuilding was easy, I did small honing job on the cyl (took about 30 seconds), put the new parts together and more or less had the clutch bled in 10 minutes. (One-man brake bleeders are a huge help for this)

Its about $40 for the repair kit and only $80 for the new one. I would go with the new one If you have the money, if you just can't afford it right now go ahead and buy the repair kit. Just be careful not the scratch the bore.