Can't reinstall slave cylinder!

[shurett84]

My clutch pedal was set extremely low and I had no room for error as far as engage/disengage with the clutch. If I raised the pedal the clutch slipped, so I went to replace the master and slave cylinder to fix the problem. Well, I took the slave out and now it can't fit back in. It's the same slave as what came out, but the fork won't move at all. It's stuck forward and I can't press the slave in to line up and bolt up and I can't move the fork with my foot to get the slave in. Am I S.O.L. and going to have to drop my transmission to put this thing in (nevermind seeing what else is wrong)?

[tramp_drift240]

uh

try pulling the pedal back out with your hand.

you might need to disconnect the line, reinstall, bleed, and then remove the clutch master cylinder so you can adjust the where the fork meets the pedal.

[shurett84]

I'm an idiot. Should have said "clutch fork". The clutch fork is frozen in place. That's why the slave won't go in. It's about a quarter inch from lining up correctly. The car drove prefectly fine, but now all of a sudden the clutch fork just got stuck.

[H8tred]

How about you take the lid off the clutch master, and push the slaves piston in and give it a shot...

[Hijacker]

Pull the boot off the clutch fork and make sure it's sitting on its pivot ball correctly. Also, you can check to see if the TO bearing is engaging the pressure plate as well

[94_240sx]

Pull the boot off the clutch fork and make sure it's sitting on its pivot ball correctly.

That's it. Release bearing went too far and it got stuck. Anyone played with a fork and release bearing when the transmission is out of the car would know what I'm talking about. It can be tricky, but I think you can move it back if you remove the boot and work on it. I hope you don't have to drop the transmission to fix this.

[shurett84]

It's gonna have to come down anyways. I'll try what you guys said to see if that would ifx it in the future, but everything inside the bellhousing is covered in dust from the clutch. I've had this car for a week and the clutch has been slipping a little, but I didn't know it's been going on for so long before I had it. A brand new clutch never hurt anyone. Thanks, guys.

[Asleep Altima]

but can it be reattached without dropping the trans...mine is popped off right now as well and i cant physically remove the trans right now due to surgery recently... id like to be able to somehow work it back onto the pivot...

[drft204]

hey i'm new to actually doing some mechanical stuff and i was jus wanted to make sure that the slave cylinder is suposed to be pushing the clutch when you step down on the pedal right? and if its possible to push the clutch fork with your hand? i'm not sure if the clutch fork is suposed to be hard like that or its like stuck or something.

...almost forgot. lol uhh what bolts do i need to look for to bolt up the slave cylinder onto the transmission?

[deego92]

ummm i got the same problem sept all my fluid rushed into the little boot, do i need a new slave cylinder?

[Hijacker]

Asleep Altima:If you have a prybar, you can use that to give you leverage to pop the fork back on the ball.

drft204:

The slave cylinder pushes the clutch fork.

Good luck pushing that fork forward by hand. It takes more pressure than you can probably generate with your arm to move the pressure plate.

deego92:Yes you need a new slave cylinder

[cleopp3]

Ive spent countless hours looking at the clutch release mechanism and learned it in and out. best actuall way to solve all issues is to replace all the components like the release,sleeve,retainer springs,fork and rubber boot. I had the same exact thing happen to mine where the release sleeve got pushed out so far that it got stuck on the input shaft. only correct way is to drop the transmission again and get it re-aligned then carefully installed again. If you try to shortcut by installing it with out dropping transmission more issues will come up. dropped my transmission 3 times before getting it correct and that was with all new parts only.So somthing was obviously warped or out of place. if you dont have acess to the parts just check over every aspect of the release system for bent or damaged peices.then replace as nessecary.

[drft204]

drft204:

The slave cylinder pushes the clutch fork.

Good luck pushing that fork forward by hand. It takes more pressure than you can probably generate with your arm to move the pressure plate.

oh haha thanks. i thought it was stuck or something. so how would a cable clutch work? does it have a softer pressure plate or something? just being curious.

[Cone Junky]

oh haha thanks. i thought it was stuck or something. so how would a cable clutch work? does it have a softer pressure plate or something? just being curious.

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[drft204]

hmm i installed my slave cylinder today found some bolts at canadian tire but they were too long so i cut them shorter and they worked =). but now everytime i install a hard line into my master cylinder it leaks =S. should i use locktite or jus get a better line?
Modified by drft204 at 7:31 PM 8/26/2008

[Asleep Altima]

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Asleep Altima:If you have a prybar, you can use that to give you leverage to pop the fork back on the ball.

drft204:

The slave cylinder pushes the clutch fork.

Good luck pushing that fork forward by hand. It takes more pressure than you can probably generate with your arm to move the pressure plate.

deego92:Yes you need a new slave cylinder

ot under there today and pulled the boot and looked inside. its not popped off the pivot as previously thought - the t/o bearing clips either broke or slipped off of the bearing. transmission HAS to come out now. at least i can pull both and install the sr thats been sitting in my garage for 4 months now.