Raceproved Clutch Slave Cylinder
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Hi All,
Has anyone fitted themselves, or had fitted one of these? What's the concencious?
My factory fitted slave has just failed for the second time in 3 months, I replaced the seals back in June and now just want it sorted!
What should I be aware of before comitting to one?
Regards,
Olly
Has anyone fitted themselves, or had fitted one of these? What's the concencious?
My factory fitted slave has just failed for the second time in 3 months, I replaced the seals back in June and now just want it sorted!
What should I be aware of before comitting to one?
Regards,
Olly
I have one of these fitted as mine failed earlier in the year. If you follow the instructions you should have no problems with it.
I did look at having the seals replaced but with the labour involved, I just bit the bullet and went with the whole new slave in the end. Only thing we found was that after bleeding the clutch, we still had some old fluid that must have been in the lines or bell housing so the "new" fluid was pretty cruddy after a week.
We just simply flushed it out again and the pedal has been beautifully consistent and light since then (until my crankshaft snapped).
I did look at having the seals replaced but with the labour involved, I just bit the bullet and went with the whole new slave in the end. Only thing we found was that after bleeding the clutch, we still had some old fluid that must have been in the lines or bell housing so the "new" fluid was pretty cruddy after a week.
We just simply flushed it out again and the pedal has been beautifully consistent and light since then (until my crankshaft snapped).
Having changed the seals on the standard slave a couple of times (and only had a short life from them) I eventually replaced it with a Raceproved slave. The difference is chalk and cheese. The Raceproved slave is beautifully engineered and being aluminium only weighs about a quarter of the standard slave. Also being teflon coated it should be a lot less hard on the seals and I have had no further slave problems since I changed it a couple of years ago, where the standard one was eating seals in about 6 months.
Boatbuoy said:
.Mark said:
I spoke to Andy at APM and he says Raceproved don't make them any more. 
I just spoke to Russell at Raceproved. Bullet bitten, one will be winging it's way to me as of Monday. 
No mention of it being a discontinued item!Boatbuoy said:
.Mark said:
I spoke to Andy at APM and he says Raceproved don't make them any more.
I just spoke to Russell at Raceproved. Bullet bitten, one will be winging it's way to me as of Monday. No mention of it being a discontinued item!
Boatbuoy said:
A successful trip to the ACE Cafe last night, still all good! 
A lighter clutch would be a blessing. Would I need the whole clutch replacing or would just changing the slave do it? What cost are we looking at, assuming it is fitted by a decent garage (I have no time and even less expertise)?andydw said:
Boatbuoy said:
A successful trip to the ACE Cafe last night, still all good!
A lighter clutch would be a blessing. Would I need the whole clutch replacing or would just changing the slave do it? What cost are we looking at, assuming it is fitted by a decent garage (I have no time and even less expertise)?As for costs, I paid £277.44 for the slave cylinder, and - although I fitted it myself - out of interest I did get quotes to fit the part ranging from £300 - £500. As I understand it, a clutch assembly is further £400 - £500.
I hope this helps!
Regards,
Olly
andydw said:
A lighter clutch would be a blessing. Would I need the whole clutch replacing or would just changing the slave do it? What cost are we looking at, assuming it is fitted by a decent garage (I have no time and even less expertise)?
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