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Would someone please help me out w/ a part # for both Matrix XRS and Vibe GT slave cylinder? Mine seems to be going out, and I believe Toyota parts are a bit cheaper than Pontiac, so I need to search for both.Thanks in advance!

what is a slave cylinder?

The brake system has a minimum of two "working" fluid resevoirs - a master cylinder and a slave cylinder. At least I believe that is what he is referring to. Most people have heard of the master brake cylinder because it often times presents catastrophic results (no braking power) when it fails.

I'm sorry, I am referring to the master and slave clutch cylinders. Our Vibes/Matrices have both a master BRAKE cylinder and master CLUTCH cylinder.

it's for the clutch.i cant find the part # online. I can find the part though. call your dealeror buy it herehttp://www.trademotion.com/par...gid=1

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »I'm sorry, I am referring to the master and slave clutch cylinders. Our Vibes/Matrices have both a master BRAKE cylinder and master CLUTCH cylinder. master takes pedal movement and pushes fluid down a pipe, this pressurized fluid expands the slave cylinder, pushing the clutch forkDid you try bleeding it? Maybe you got some air in there somehow.I don't know what the part number is, but I have one off a 5-speed. Maybe that's the cause of the elusive GT clutch problem and you want to upgrade to a slave cylinder from a 5-speed

I understand. I didn't think you were talking about the brake master cylinder.

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »master takes pedal movement and pushes fluid down a pipe, this pressurized fluid expands the slave cylinder, pushing the clutch forkDid you try bleeding it? Maybe you got some air in there somehow.I don't know what the part number is, but I have one off a 5-speed. Maybe that's the cause of the elusive GT clutch problem and you want to upgrade to a slave cylinder from a 5-speedIt's quite possible that this happened when I recently replaced my clutch -- but should a problem like this (trapped air) take over two months to rear it's head? My clutch/tranny mechanic also said it could be trapped air, but most likely would be either the master or slave cylinder. I've ordered both from http://www.trademotion.com (thanks!), and would just return them if not needed.How can I go about bleeding the system?

http://www.mityvac.com/info_sheets/07000.pdfget one of these hand vacuum pump/bleeder kits. they cost about $30 at sears or most auto parts stores. it's a simple one-man-job to bleed brakes/clutches with these. normally, you need 2 people to "push" the air bubbles out of the hydraulic system. with vacuum pump, you use the pump to "suck" the bubbles out. just plug one end of hose onto bleeder screw on slave cylinder and pump air bubbles into supplied cup. except, be careful to always keep master cylinder topped off, or else you'll have to start over. if you replace just the slave cylinder, you only need to bleed the clutch system. if you also replace the clutch m/c, you might have to bleed the brake system, as well as clutch system, because the brake and clutch m/c's share the same fluid reservoir. just don't let the fluid reservoir run dry and the brakes should be ok.i changed the clutch m/c and slave cylinder on g/f's nissan pickup and it took only 20 minutes to bleed the system by myself using the vacuum pump. simple.

Thanks Trimo