slave cylinder hoses

[davidt]

I replaced my slave cylinder yesterday and it is leaking from the hoses , any tips for getting them to stay tight with out leaking?

 

[langer1]

Make sure the ends of the hose fittings are clean, that's the only reason I can think of that could cause them to leak.

 

[davidt]

it didn't just leak a little bit, it leaked a lot. But it leaks the worst when I pump the clutch. It is leaking out of the bellhousing BTW.

 

[langer1]

it didn't just leak a little bit, it leaked a lot. But it leaks the worst when I pump the clutch. It is leaking out of the bellhousing BTW.

That's not good.

 

[Eagle]

Year? Model? Engine? Internal or external slave?

Hoses -- plural? My '88 only has one hose, and I believe my 2000 only has one hose. We are talking about the clutch slave cylinder, yes?

 

[davidt]

yup, talking the clutch slave. It is a 1990 comanche with an ax-15. There is a bleeder hose and one that goes to the master cylinder.

 

[XgeekstarX]

teflon thread tape on the threads might seal it up.

 

[davidt]

they are not threaded, they are the quick connect type. If they were threaded, life would be much easier.

 

[langer1]

they are not threaded, they are the quick connect type. If they were threaded, life would be much easier.

Replace the o-rings in them?

 

[davidt]

yup, they have two new o-rings on each side.

 

[carnuck]

You're sure it's coming from the hose and not the slave cyl?

 

[davidt]

I can't see it, so I am not sure. Where would it be leaking from in the slave cylinder?

 

[carnuck]

The slave has seals in it that aren't replaceable (internal slaves that is) as far as I know.

 

[otto]

If you're leaking fluid out of the bellhousing, your slave cylinder is shot. Means dropping the transmission to replace it on a 1990 AX-15.

 

[langer1]

Long and short story, you can't do anything with out pulling the trans and bellhousing again where ever it's leaking from.

 

[davidt]

If you're leaking fluid out of the bellhousing, your slave cylinder is shot. Means dropping the transmission to replace it on a 1990 AX-15.

it is a new cylinder

 

[CODevilDog]

Are you sure it's from the bell houseing and not on the hose from the master. I had the same problem and it seemed like it was coming from the bell housing but what was really going on was the fluid was travaling along the outside of the line then running into the bell housing. Replaced the line from master to slave and no more problems.

 

[davidt]

hmmm, I will have to check that before I tear it apart, thanks for the heads up.

 

[davidt]

well, it was a bad slave, I when I pulled the bell housing apart, the throwout bearing fell right off of the slave. The moral of the story is, don't buy a slave from carquest. Go OEM or don't waste your time.

 

[otto]

NAPA sells the part at about $90.00, and they're good about getting stuff quickly. I usually call in the morning and they have the part by 2:00 pm.