Ok, well I finally got the damn thing off and it was a pain in the ***.

I was cleaning it and then I heard a doink doink doink doink doink....... a little metal ball was bouncing on the floor. Its really small.. Does this belong to the slave? If so, where? I was thinking it probably went in before the nipple. Yes I had unscrewed the nipple to clean it. Everything was off/out of it.

Thanks guys.

 

When you remove the bleeder screw there is a steel ball that is behind that screw in the recess. That is what you heard bouncing away.

 

Yay! Thanks alot, I am going to go put it in there right now I just ordered some SS clutch lines from Mazdatrix, so when they come in, I will put it all back together.

 

so wait, you got SS lines, but you're rebuilding a clutch slave? A clutch slave probably cost half of what you'd pay for a NEW clutch slave.

 

Not even, it was way cheaper. Rebuild kit was only 7 dollars. I needed to get new hoses so I got a pair of SS for 18 dollars. The rebuild master was 9 dollars.

Now the other route--

SS lines $18
New clutch slave $40
New master clutch $65

Cant afford it, it may brake down later on the road (what doesnt?), but as long as it works now then I am cool. I dont have the money to spend $123 compared to $24.

 

damn where'd you get SS lines for $18? Last time I was looking at them it was like $120.

 

i got my ss line for 10 bucks! on another forum!

 

Okay, are you going to hone out the bore in the slave? Otherwise those seals may not last long. Just get a generic one from a parts store, it should be less than $30.

 

i need to replace my clutch master today too. is that a somewhat simple job? Anything I might need to remember?

 

ey bud, think you are talking about oil lines. Go to mazdatrix.com

I just replaced all of those internal pieces. Seems like there isnt much a brand new slave would do since the kit replaces everything.

And no, taking off the master cylinder is not a pain, the slave is the bizznatch!