slave cylinder problem

[e30 gangsta]

i just finshed the whole 5 spd swap. Only thing is my slave cylinder doesnt seem to be working. I check the travel and bentley said it should be 20mm. I got a sratch on the cylinder of 10mm. What do you think i did wrong/ what should i do?

[Jordan]

Replace it. Its about $30.

[Digitalwave]

I thought you bought a new one?

[kowalski]

i belive my brake booster is leaking any way to fix that or do i gotta buy a new one? and how much are they?

[Digitalwave]

i belive my brake booster is leaking any way to fix that or do i gotta buy a new one? and how much are they?

What does that have to do with this thread?

[Bavarian3]

lol @ Tj's reply..

Did you bleed the slave? Or just installed?

[e30 gangsta]

i bleed it. I bought it brand new from bma. I dont understand whas wrong. I am gonna swap it with another one i have and see what happens.

[Bavarian3]

Okay just because you bleed it; means its fine.

I am guessing your pedal goes straight to the floor right? Doesn't come back up? If this is the case, you didn't bleed it correctly. A lot of air can get into the system and if you get frustrated with bleeding the system, there is another way.

[Digitalwave]

It took me 2.5 hours to bleed my clutch at first, how long have you done it for?

[Erick]

It took me 2.5 hours to bleed my clutch at first, how long have you done it for?

Yeah, you didnt believe me when I first told you that. :P

[Bavarian3]

The thing is; a lot (a lot) of air gets in the system...

The fastest way is to bleed the clutch slave (could mess it up if done often) is fill up a oil canaster (like a pumper that puts in oil; almost like a tranny oil pumper) and put brake fluid in it. (obvious) Make sure that the canster is clean first off. Then pump through the tranny slave nipple until it is hard to push/pump.

Hope this helps out.... if this does not help. Replace the clutch slave.

[e30 gangsta]

naw i would get pedal feal. It would just be hard to get into gear etc etc.

[kowalski]

i belive my brake booster is leaking any way to fix that or do i gotta buy a new one? and how much are they?

What does that have to do with this thread?

woops hit the wrong button.

[e30 gangsta]

lol pedal came back up. I forgot 2 tell u what the problem was. We installed the clutch backwards.

[netcsk]

A good way to bleed the system once you can't get all the air out (it's filled up and everything, but the pedal still falls to the floor) pull the slave cylinder keeping it connected to the line and remove the cap on the reservoir. Push the rod in on the slave cylinder 3 or 4 times making sure to do it slowly, then put it back in the tranny and check your pedal. It should push all the air out through the reservoir. It's worked for me twice on my car and once on a e34 535.