rb25det clutch slave cylinder for $16!!

[jon1971]

I'm new here but I've been an Import Tech for over 15 years. I've done every things from Up grading brakes to full on engine builds! I've owned my own shop now for awhile. I believe in sharing information when I can with fellow car guys! I just thought there might be someone on here that could use this information!

I just ordered a clutch slave cylinder from one of the big suppliers of RB swap parts out on the West coast! It was for a customers car. I payed $80 shipped for it. When it got here it was in a Centric Parts box. The little paper that came in the box said it was a Touge Racing Products RB25DET Slave Cylinder.It had the Centric part number removed. I got on the phone with Centric and sent them some pictures of the slave cylinder. They told me it was one of theirs but had the mounting holes drilled out. They gave me the part number.

I called my local NAPA store and had them cross the number for me. I payed $16 for the same cylinder! All I had to do was drill out the holes!

Here is the good stuff!! The part numbers!!

Centric part# 13844106NAPA (United) part # 37487LUK part # LSC213O'Reilly part# 37487

I hope this information helps! I hated giving $80 for a $16 dollar part that took someone an entire 60 seconds to make fit!

Cheers,Jon

[madcowvert]

WOW welcome and great find man keep them coming

[Shocker]

good find man. Looks like their sales will be going down...

[bmadd2402]

isn't that Mckinney's line? Touge racing products? wow. to think I almost bought one from them. My friend, you are a good man. I'd have been so mad I would come out with the Madden racing rb25det slave cylinder. Thanks for the info, and welcome to nico!

[Bwana]

w00t! I'm needing one of those right now!

I'll give you a complimentary custom title for figuring this out, if you want it.

[HxC_Nismo]

awsome find i was about to pay $70 for a new one from mckinney

[300Plus]

Awesome! someone please send them an email letting them know there days of making a huge profit off something they got so cheap is over

[HxC_Nismo]

i looked up the specs on this centric slave clyinder and the bore size is 13/16" wich is about the same size as the nismo slave clyinder lol im going to go pick one up tommorow from napa

[s14kouki]

lets just hope it doesnt blow out in a week

[Bwana]

lets just hope it doesnt blow out in a week

Why would it? It's a brand new cylinder, of very similar proportions...

I installed one today, works fine.

[s14kouki]

i never trust local auto part stores, things like slaves and such have blown out on people i know. I've used generic parts and usually dont have good experiences with them, so even though OEM is a rip off, it's not ever a headach.

Also like you said "similiar proportions" not quite right. Even the Mckinney one doesnt fit correctly, if you look at one you can see that the holes for the bolts are not centered. IIRC Mckinney uses some Toyota rod for the slave that also is not long enough to move the clutch fork. I've only dealt with one Mckinney slave, so maybe that particular one was a defect, but i have heard similiar stories from others as well.

[HxC_Nismo]

i just got one today the only thing i dont like about it is my earl's stainless clutch line does not thread all the way onto it and also it is a bit longer then the oem nissan slave and also it doesnt come with a rod but i only paid $16 for it at napa so i cant complain and drilling the holes is not that big of a deal either but my oem slave seems to be working well so i have a spare for right now.

[300Plus]

bringing it back ..

Just wondering how the made in the US slaves cylinders are holding up.

and was wondering if anyone had pics of the slave before and after drilling the holes out. Are the holes just too small for the bolts? I mean It'll be easy to tell when I have them both in hand to compare just wondering though.

[gawdzilla]

if you already have an oem blown one, the best thing to do is to just rebuild it yourself. all the rebuild parts are usdm and can be ordered from any nissan dealer or online. there is a writeup on racebread for it. oem fitment and oem proportioning.

of course this doesn't apply if you don't even have the original body.

[Bwana]

I am currently running one of these napa cylinders with no problems whatsoever. IIRC I just drilled the holes out slightly larger.

I didn't have an OEM cylinder with my swap

[driftingmy240sx]

does anyone know where to get the clutch master cylinder? a friend of mine found his swap in a junkyard and used the clutch master as well as the slave. his master is larger then the ka's and he's found that it made a huge difference in clutch operation when he installed it (insalled after the swap). if any body knows where i can find one it would be wonderful.

[240z4u]

IIRC there is a difference in bore size from s13 to s14 chassis.

Why do want the other one? Does it make the clutch lighter?

Evan

[StricNyne]

man i paid liek 100 bux for one overnight since my daily broke like 4 years ago

[Taffy]

I have run just about every clutch and slave cylinder combo on my RB25. I tried OEM Nissan, Kragen, and Nismo. The ones from the big parts stores are Chinese parts. They last for a little while, but if you are going to run a heavy pressure plate, they will break. If you don't mind changing out the slave cylinder on a regular basis, the Chinese ones work.

If you have the money, the Nismo one is well worth it. I ran the Nismo slave cylinder with a dual diaphragm heavy duty pressure plate, and it never gave me any problems, plus the pedal feel is better with the Nismo. They are pricey though....

[Yellow4g63]

I have run just about every clutch and slave cylinder combo on my RB25. I tried OEM Nissan, Kragen, and Nismo. The ones from the big parts stores are Chinese parts. They last for a little while, but if you are going to run a heavy pressure plate, they will break. If you don't mind changing out the slave cylinder on a regular basis, the Chinese ones work.

If you have the money, the Nismo one is well worth it. I ran the Nismo slave cylinder with a dual diaphragm heavy duty pressure plate, and it never gave me any problems, plus the pedal feel is better with the Nismo. They are pricey though....

Dual Diaphram!! good lord. I had one of those on my SE-R sentra way back in the day. I killed 2 oem clutch cables with that Pplate lol.

[Taffy]

I also ran the Nismo slave with an HKS Twin Disc. The pedal was too light, the clutch was a ***** to engage smoothly, but you get the hang of it after a while.

[DriftingisLame]

Sorry to bring this thread back, but I just purchased that Napa part 37487. Not even close, there are mounting holes on the bottom of the cylinder, instead of the RB's one on top and one on bottom of the cylinder.

Did they screw up my order? Can you confirm that the part number is correct?

Thanks-Max

[Carl H]

rb20 uses a ka style slave, for an upgrade jump to the nismo aka z32 slave.

[rb25drag]

Sorry to bring this thread back, but I just purchased that Napa part 37487. Not even close, there are mounting holes on the bottom of the cylinder, instead of the RB's one on top and one on bottom of the cylinder.

Did they screw up my order? Can you confirm that the part number is correct?

Thanks-Max

I have the 25 and ordered one also. It seems correct. The only thing I have to change is the line itself. The original line the threads are too long on mine.

[DriftingisLame]

Damnit, I messed up. It seems that part number is for the rb25. I missunderstood.

Carl the KA one works? NA/TT Z32?

[BoostFab]

Thanks for sharing the info Jon... i guess you outed Touge Racing Products LOL .... it's a big rip off i tell you.

[BoostFab]

Damnit, I messed up. It seems that part number is for the rb25. I missunderstood.

Carl the KA one works? NA/TT Z32?

i used the KA's on the old rb20 i had. i saw it's look the same, so i just unbolt it from the transmission , then lleft it hanging with the line connected, not having to bleed it afterwards. lol.

btw! i think Mckiney is selling/promoting or it could be them (Touge racing)

[imotion s14]

Why bother...

http://www.nismoparts.com/catalog/?section=824

[DriftingisLame]

The one I bought was $14, that one's $40. Mine looks exactly like that one, but the one on my transmission (rb20) has one mounting bolt on the bottom of the cylinder, and one on the top, not both mounting bolts on the bottom.

Funny, because it says that will fit an rb20.

[ryan15]

RB20 and RB25 uses different slave cylinders, I used a ka one it works perfectly, no mods at all to fit!