slave cylinder

[poupas]

     I have been having problems for quite some time now in cold weather with my clutch. It wont go into gear.
    Well, my car has been sitting for 9 months, I have been doing suspension/brake work on it this summer and today I was going to test it out. Air in the tires, jack stands came out, fired her up, depressed the clutch and.......couldnt get it in gear!!! What ever was partially wrong with it before is now broken.
     So I will start the hydrolic diagnostic very soon. Including, bent pedals, bangos, leaks, the usual. The very first (and only) thing I checked today was the slave bleeder. I couldnt budge it. So it will be soaked in penetrator, possibly heated...but it may break.
     So anyone have a extra slave? Or bought one in a local store? How much?
    My car is a hour from my house so when I go to do this job, and I happen to break the bleeder, I want to have a extra part ready to go....just in case.
     Sorry for the long winded story.
                                                             Andrew

BTY- '86 2.8 4 speed
      - even if the pedal is bent, my fluid really needs to be changed...

[dguy]

GM still has the OEM slave cylinders available for about $200; most auto parts stores should be able to find an aftermarket one for you if you're willing to gamble.

I say "gamble," because a large number of people appear to have had bad luck with the aftermarket (usually Wagner) slaves, and their problems mysteriously vanish after going back to OEM.

Good luck!

[34FieroGT]

I may be the exception to the rule, but I replaced both my master and slave cylinders with Wagner units about 5 years ago.  Haven't had a single problem with the clutch since.  In addition, the wagner pieces are cast as opposed to stamped pieces.  They appear to be quite a bit sturdier than the OEM parts.  YMMV