Mazda B4000 4.0 V6 - ANOTHER failed Slave Cylinder

[mattwebb80]

Ok... so, since October of 2013, I am now on my second failing slave cylinder.
The first one lasted me mostly through the winter, and the second one went about 2 1/2 Weeks before it started leaking and left me stranded at work.

I don't recall the brand of the first one, but the most recent one was the Perfection brand.

I bought it thinking.. Perfection brand.. all aluminum base.. thats much better than the plastic one on the old one... covered with a rubber boot, that should protect the slave/seals pretty well.. sounds great.

No such luck.

Basically, I have two questions.. is there a mod/guide on converting a Mazda B series or Ford Ranger to an external slave to get me away from this Concentric Slave garbage... and if not, is there a brand that you/anyone can recommend that will do me more justice that this?

I love my truck. It's a 94' model and drives like brand new.. it purrs like a kitten.. but if I can't keep a slave cylinder in it, its useless to me.

Any suggestions or advice would be VERY welcome.

Rock on ladies and gents, thanks for the input.

 

[swynx]

I'm not sure that I have ever read of any thing. My 94 b4000 I bought from my father in law. It has 300k miles on it and he has put about 5 slaves in it. The slave always failed before the clutch slipped. That's why he sold it. He only used Napa gold parts as he gets a discount. I had a new slave put in and it was also a Napa brand. I haven't had any problems but am expecting them.

Perhaps this would be better suited in a different forum as this fforum doesn't get a lot of attention. Hate to be that guy but id deposit this in the urgent section as there is a lot of traffic there and. You need it done now.

 

[swynx]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3098581

That is the best I have come up with. And rick doesn't say any thing about the slave being centerforce. Seems that some people get lucky and they last. Other than that there is just a bunch of talk about how itsa piss poor never redesigned piece made in France.

Fx4wannabe commented a bit in a fordrangerforums topic on the subject and said that he best he found was raybestos. But he was having a hard time finding them. I looked on rockauto and its not an option.

Edit... I found this... and you can make it an external slave.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14539

That seems like the best option as there is after market support for it.

Like said the ohv and sohc have the same bolt pattern (sohc has 1 more bolt, no big deal.) Once my slave fails ill probably look into that swap.

More info

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/motor-transmission/213588.htm

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137188