vanraw

Need a little help from any one who has replaced this. I pulled the old one out, no problem, but cant get the new one in because the clucth fork on the tranmission doesnt give me room.

I cant see any way to push back the fork so I can mount my new slave cylinder.

I read thorugh some searches and no one seemed to experiance the same thing. Am I missing something stupid here?

Please help.
Thanks
Van

vanraw

Oh by the way, its a 1985 GSL SE fuel injected 13b.

Thanks
Van

Wankelguy

Just push on the cylinder so that the piston gets pushed all the way in and you shouldn't have a problem.

vanraw

Hmm perhaps I have something else wrong. I wonder if Mazdatrix sent me the wrong part.

I made sure the cylinder was pushed all way in. Opened the bleeder also to insure I was all the way.

There isnt enough space without trying to move the fork some. Seems like it should be easy, but I dont see any easy way to get it in.

The replacement is a full unit, not a rebuild kit.


Thanks:
Van

smnc

I rebuilt mine. It went back in as easy as it came out.

Check it against your old one to see if it's the right size...

Wankelguy

I've run into a couple of different length clutch fork pushrods, maybe the new one is longer than the old one?
If that were the case, I'd just swap rods.
I have an SA transmission in my RX4, and it requires a really long rod to work properly for some damn reason.
The older (pre-1977) Ford Courier pickups had an adjustable length rod that works great.

vanraw

Wankelguy / smnc

Thanks for the help. got another slave cylinder and it went right in. It looked like the new one had a shorter rod, but after I took apart the first replacement, I found the piston was in BACKWARDS, with the concave part facing inside.

All better now. Thanks.

Vanraw

smnc

Glad you got it solved.

mmasid

I used my old pushrod in my new slave cylinder and pushed it in place and held it so the bolt holes lined up and then quick stuck a bolt in to hold it for me.