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Old May 18, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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have a 95 that has not seen alot of abuse. It is getting harder and harder to get into first and shift to other gears. Does this sound like slave cylinder is going? How do you diagnose?
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Old May 18, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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No it does not sound like the slave. It does sound like it is time to change the trans fluid. If it's never been done before it is long overdue.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 09:24 PM
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Sounds like you're low on clutch fluid.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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trans fluid changed last year and slave cylinder is full of brake fluid...
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Old May 24, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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how does one know that a slave cylinder is bad (other than the obvious leakage)?
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Old May 24, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by shottel
how does one know that a slave cylinder is bad (other than the obvious leakage)?
Wondering if the leakage could be internal , ie fluid leaking past the plunger.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by shottel
how does one know that a slave cylinder is bad (other than the obvious leakage)?
Jack the car up and get under it. Remove the two nuts that hold the slave cyl in the bellhousing, remove slave cylinder. Look at the front where it rubber boot is, if there is any fluid AT ALL, it's leaking. Replace it.

BTW, you can do all of the above without removing any hoses.
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