Help with a master cylinder
September 13, 2006
I just received this message from a reader asking for help with his clutch problem. If anyone knows the answer, please post it here. Thanks.
So I have a 99 2500 lb. I had the clutch replaced around 96k the truck now has 130k on it. So the other day my buddy and I took his boat out after we got back and I had backed the boat into its spot and we unloaded I went to go home and I had no clutch peddel!!! It went to the floor and didn’t stop tell it hit the floor. After several calls to dodge and auto houses I found that the master clutch and slave set you back 230.00. While the replacement is also plastic I was wondering if anyone out their knows of a clutch master cylinder that is made out of good old metel insted of plastic?? Any help is appreciated Thanks
September 15, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Good luck with this. It has been my experience with aftermarket parts that most seem to be made by the same supplier and marketed under different names. With a small demand part like this, I doubt you’ll find many different manufacturers. One thing you may want to consider is doing some research to find out what you’d need to know about critical specs, capacity, pressure, tolerances, etc. and find a metal product from a different vehicle. As long as the specs match, I would think it would work. Find a good old down home mechanic and pose this to him… I’ll bet he’d agree. Good luck, Michael in FL