Questions and Answers
Cheyenne Clutch Slave
Q. I am having problems with my hydraulic clutch. The clutch ceased to disengage. I checked the fluid level and found it low. I filled and bleed the system. Now it will disengage but sometimes when I am at a stop with the clutch in and in gear the clutch will start to engage.
This lets me believe that either the master or the slave is failing. How can I determine which one it is? It is a 1996 Chevy Cheyenne, 4.3 liter, 5-speed.
Could you tell me how the hydraulic line disconnects from the slave unit? It looks like air hose type of connection. Is a special tool required? Thank-you for any type of assistance you can provide.
Bill
A. Determining if the master or slave is leaking is moot, the master and slave are one unit so if you change one, you change both. To replace it, you'll need to take the transmission out.
There are two ways to disconnect those lines, one is to use two small flat head screw drivers at 180 degrees from each other to depress the white plastic sleeve on the quick connect coupling to separate the clutch line from the concentric slave cylinder. The other is to use special tool (Kent-Moore number) J-36221 to depress the white plastic sleeve on the quick connect coupling to separate the clutch line from the concentric slave cylinder.
Just one more reason I would never buy a General Motors product.
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