slave cylinder rebuild kit/ seal suppliers?

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Hello,

I remember years ago I could go to my local car parts shop, a bit like Bullseye are today, and they would be
super helpful in locating the right seal kit to rebuild an old clutch slave cylinder. Well I find myself in a
similar situation now, I have the slave cylinder ( a different one ) in my hand, and I'm trying to get a seal for it.

Its a bit technical for my local Bullseye guy, and all the other major stores want a reg number or the computer says NO! . . . .

The problem bit is I dont know what the slave cylinder is originally from, I have it in my hand so can measure it, and know
what size seal I require, I even got the embossed number off the seal which should identify it, but having difficulty finding somebody to supply me with one.
The details embossed on the seal are " aisin 90947-01048 "

Ive done some googling but havent found much help there, maybe I'm doing it wrong! . . . google suggest a totota seal may fit but i'm not sure.

Can anybody recommend a dusty old store with a backroom full of new seals, and a shop owner who knows just where to look in a huge pile of 'junk' to get the right bit for me? !

If i get desperate I'll buy a new slave cylinder and make a bracket to make it fit!

thanks . . . .

[straker]

thanks for the link,
I went to my local " city seals and bearings " , they dont do anything car related, apparently the
brake/clutch fluid requires a different kind of rubber to hydraulic fluid . . . so they couldnt help, but I may call
the link you posted, would I expect the guy on the phone to know the difference? I dunno :/ . . .

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yeah I'm currently scouring google images for a close fit! . . . . i think getting a new one that i know the identity of
is the way to go . . . I may have to adapt the linkage to get the same movement but its all do-able . .

gone are the days when I went into the shop, and the guy dusted off his girling/lockheed book with all the sizes cross referenced with part numbers . . . . do those places still exist? guess they cant compete with the internet . . .

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any tips on how to upload pictures? do I have to join a hosting site? . . . .

ive used the search button for an up to date explanation but it wasnt that helpful, i'm not super literate on
these computer contaptions so simple explanations please

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meantime I've just bought another slave from ebay, it isnt a perfect match physically but looks close, so I may have to re do my bracket a bit, and hope that the bore size is similar . . . .

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well that upload business appears to have been pretty easy!

as for what does the slave do . . . . .

I have a longterm track street project car, and want to keep it oldschool manual, I cant work a clutch pedal
with my busted leg, so am using a motorcycle hand clutch mounted on the gear lever, through a vacuum servo, to the slave cylinder mounted under the dash acting on the original pedal at the right point to give correct travel.

this also means my car can be driven normally by friends too . . . .

there are clever alternate electric/hydraulic solutions out there but they are not really within my budget, this isnt perfect but works well enough for now . . . . except for leaking fuid on your foot when the slave seal leaks!

thanks for the replies . .

[straker]

that does look like it thank you!

the ph hive mind wins! . . .

what words did you use in google to come across that?, I spent ages looking at pictures on google images but
didnt find that one . . . . my google fu is weak . . .

thanks again!