Slave Cylinder Rod Fix for ACT2600

[LilGdsm]

If spending $40-50 on a extended slave cyclinder rod is a little too much for you try this:

Buy a Grade 8 Bolt with a threadless section of 4 inches or so (I forgot the actual length, but if you check you slave cyclinder rod, you want 1/4 inch longer). Its also about a 5/16ths bolt.

1. Remove your slave cyclinder, but be sure that you hold the rod in so that the piston doesn't pop out.

2. While holding the rod, pull the boot off. Remove the rod and make sure to hold the piston in place, use some wire ties to hold it there while you're measuring up the rod.

3. You want a bolt similar in diameter and 1/4th inch longer than your slave cyclinder rod. Make sure this is the unthreaded section of the bolt.

4. Measure things, cut off the head of the bolt and then cut of the thread section, making sure that the entire length is 1/4 inch longer than your stock rod.

5. Use a grinder and round off the ends.

6. Install the rod, your boot will go hard over the new rod.

There you go a $0.50 fix for those with the ACT2600+

 

[FiReBReTHa]

thanks for the awesome write up!


Dumb question... Why extend the slave rod?

I have been running my 2600 for about 18K so far

with a semi close engagement to the top (I dont like dropping to the ground)


Thanks for answering such a silly question but this way i have more comprehension of whats up with this.



Thanks!
-Rick

 

[sho_pow]

Heres everything you need to know about increasing the slave rod from http://www.taboospeedshop.com

Hope that helps!

 

[BROOD]

All the extended slave rods I have seen are 4140 chromium-molybdenum steel or something to that nature. I guess I'm getting at is the hard material really needed, is grade 8 enough?

I think it is trivial, I tested one of the stock slave rods. It is chrome plateing over some soft base metal. Almost as soft as aluminum. At best I could get -4 on Rockwell C even after cutting into the core of the slave rod and testing there.
A grade 2 bolt would probably work just as well.

 

[diambo4life]

thanks for the awesome write up!


Dumb question... Why extend the slave rod?

I have been running my 2600 for about 18K so far

with a semi close engagement to the top (I dont like dropping to the ground)


Thanks for answering such a silly question but this way i have more comprehension of whats up with this.



Thanks!
-Rick

This is normally done especially when you have clutch disengagement problems. Installing a higher clamping load clutch like the ACT 2600 tends to make the clutch pedal grab lower and adjustment of the MC pushrod normally isnt quite enough to fix this. If you have no problem with your car, don't mess with it. This is common especially with 1G's due to the sh!tty clutch pedal assembly.

 

[Street Surgeon]

Ah, true, but there are several solutions

http://www.taboospeedshop.com/clutch_pedal_assembly.htm

http://dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156805