prokta

A hose going to my clutch slave cylinder has been ruptured near the headers. I have not installed any aftermarket headers and it only has 13,000 miles. I cant tell if it is from heat or it could possibly corroded through. Does anyone have a diagram of the clutch slave and master cylinder connections. Where can I find replacment line and a diy post for this?

'VETTE PHASE

Is there any chance that the coupler may have come apart?

prokta

I have the car jacked up and can not find the coupler yet. Im going to go back and look again...is the coupling coming from the slave or master side of the line

'VETTE PHASE

It looks like it isn't the coupler. Here is a picture of it out of the car. The coupler is on the far left.







Looking at your picture, the box area where you show the rupture appears to be in the short rubber section under the silver insulation just where it adapts from metal to rubber (red circle).

prokta

yes, the rupture is in the rubber part of the hose. The connection between the metal and rubber is just fine.

I cant beleive that line coming from the slave is all one piece. So it looks like I have 2 options...

1. Replace the slave cylinder ().
2. Cut into the 2 metal ends and insert a new rubber connection via some type of an adaptor.
3. Replace the line going into the slave cylinder.

any insight into option 2 or 3

'VETTE PHASE

I'm not sure if it can be purchased by itself, but the line is separable from the slave cylinder.

Or you can do a google search for "hydraulic repair kits" and see if you find something you are comfortable with.

Z11409

Have a custom hose made at any hydraulic hose shop.Cover hose with RED TEMP insulation hose.

mjorgensen

Fix it the right way with a new line at least, fluid fires are not as fun as a ill thought out repair.

'VETTE PHASE

Like I said, I don't believe you can buy just the line. You have to purchase the whole slave cylinder. Regardless of whether you can or not, it is irrelevant. A new slave is only about $200, but when you factor in where is has to go and what it takes to get there, then that $200 turns into $2000. That's a lot of money to put out right before Christmas. Maybe you should educate yourself before posting because a proper hydraulic line repair is designed to handle a lot more pressure than is generated by the clutch system. It's not like he's putting a paper towel and duct tape on it.

DSteck

I gave him a perfectly usable line from a slave cylinder that only had 2000 miles on it. If the repair doesn't work out, he's got a line that can be installed.

'VETTE PHASE

Now that's what I'm talking about.

dkrhardy

DSteck - that is a wonderful thing to do! Hope it works out.

prokta

Update... I have measured the outer diameter of the pipe to be 6mm. It is becoming a worldwide egg hunt to find a 6mm compression fitting! I think it will be worth it to replace the rubber hose with a nice steel braided hose, so this problem does not happen again.

Joe_G

What a nice thing to do.

Makes me proud to be a born and bred St. Louis native...first 35 years anyway. I miss the great folks in St. Louis.

DSteck

I'm just returning a favor that another CF member did for me. Thank Painrace!

prokta

I finished the fix a couple of days ago. Ended up replacing the rubber hose with a better steel braided hose from APS. Then, attached the hose using compression adapters and installed a fire sleeve over everything. After this, I bleed the system from the reservoir and the fluid is a clean as crystal (following "the Ranger method).

I also ended up changing the oil for the my first time owning the car. So now the clutch and the engine seem to be smoother than before.

RicoSuave3

Prokta ,
I am considering doing this , of course because it is a lot easier than going into the bell housing from the rear ...
1. How has this held up ?
2. Can you list the parts you used and where you got them ? .