More oomph from my slave..........

[Iron Ranger]

In my 302 swap, I'm using this Dorman slave cylinder. It doesn't want to push the fork out far enough for the clutch to disengage, I only need to move it another 3/8" for a comfortable shift.

Is there a way to put more hydrolic power in to the slave?

 

[np24]

Basically, you need a larger bore master.
That is, if your running out of pedal before the clutch completely separates.
Hopefully someone can chime in with a part number or application that'll work for you.

 

[Iron Ranger]

I hope so. I don't even know where to start looking..............

 

[Shran]

Is that like a stock (F150?) slave? I am using a '75 Toyota Land Cruiser slave for mine. It's got quite a bit more travel than the Ford one, and it's only $25 at O'Reilly. The guy that recommended it to me said you have to play around with where it mounts at to get it to work perfectly.

 

[Iron Ranger]

Does it work good, though? I mean, do you think it has enough oomph to push open a T-5?

 

[Iron Ranger]

Do you think that one from a 4.0/explorer would work? I see they're different part#'s than the 2.3's cylinder.

 

[AllanD]

The Rangers used three different master cylinders.

the '83-92 used the bigger bore.

1993-94 use a smaller bore that mounts to the same bolt holes
via a metal mounting "cup"

1995-on use one that mounts completely different
(directly to the '95-up pedal bracket) and is an even
smaller bore.

what you need is a smaller slave bore that'll yield more
slave travel for the same pedal motion (but higher effort)

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[Shran]

Does it work good, though? I mean, do you think it has enough oomph to push open a T-5?

I haven't done my swap yet, so I can't say for sure. I would think so, though. The one I saw was used with a NP435 trans...which incidentally is what I am using too. The Land Cruiser slave should travel about 1.5 inches. The bore size on it is 3/4".

 

[Iron Ranger]

Now that I think of it, the clutch pedal is a little too "easy" to move. I mean there's pressure, but it feels effortless. Maybe mine's worn out or I still have air in the line.

 

[Iron Ranger]

So, I was looking at some slaves for a ford probe. 3/4" bore vs the 1" bore I have now.

I know that this will make it more difficult to push the clutch pedal, but is it strong enough to open a T-5 clutch?

 

[Shran]

I honestly could not tell you. May just have to experiment with different ones.

 

[fastpakr]

Now that I think of it, the clutch pedal is a little too "easy" to move. I mean there's pressure, but it feels effortless. Maybe mine's worn out or I still have air in the line.

I'd make sure this was resolved LONG before looking at alternative parts.

 

[Iron Ranger]

Oh, it's been resolved, nice slight pressure to the feel. But it still doesn't move it far enough.