Removal and Servicing of Clutch Master Cylinder to Slave Cylinder Connections 

I ran into these connectors with no idea how they were to release. Instructions were terrible for old dirty system. I really appreciate what you did here. This was REALLY GREAT ! ! !

Dear Perfection Clutch Group. All of the tooling & Instructions & Know how, & Quality. its just KILLER.

I just got one of these from you guys. $52 thank you and the video just saved me time.

I actually worked with this guy before, I has shot some video for him at the perfection shop a few years ago, I don't know if they ever used my video I shot for them though.He put a clutch in my 1999 Miata for me, and taught me a thing or two about clutch assembly, very smart fellow he is. It was cool seeing this video. Once again he is teaching me how to remove and re attach my part for my Miata.

took a while (3 weeks of searching youtube, bunches of vids) can't blame you guys, these platforms are crooked as everything trying to make anyone pay to have your content show up. anyway i found you, have used your parts for years. just needed to pull the hydraulic line to check a leak and until your video i was stumped. thank you guys.

You are very professional and have exactly the info I need. I am impressed

They were a lifesaver for me. I received the part I needed. Thanks for all your help

well i got it i wasn't getting it packed far enough it was very trying thanx gary you are the man now its working blench bled from your. other video works like a dream

i have been looking all over the internet for some how to put that line in just to find i was puttig the clip in wrong the whole damn time. thank you guys yall are life savers

The best video about the hydraulic clutch connection.

Thanks buddy ... i was at a loss !! APPRECIATE YOU

Thank you, sir, saved us a bunch of time

This vid just saved me a ton of headaches! Thanks 👍

Thanks so much i thought i got the wrong slave cylinder and was going to have to replace it again. So, glad i watched your video first.

A little update on the truck we were working on. I bled the whole system and after reinstalling the master cylinder. I looked at my uncle and said well..bud.. you need a slave cylinder! So we removed the transmission again and put a slave cylinder in it! Pretty much he hopped in it and has been driving it since.. thankfully the new slave cylinder came with a plastic grommet ring for the hydraulic hose and an O ring! I heard not all do so I'm sure if the O ring looks good a person wouldn't have to change it but we did anyways since the parts were at hand and readily available.. Thanks for the help guys.

gracias por su explicacion la mas completa-thanks for your explanation the most complete

Great video. I have a 2004 Silverado 3500 salt/snow truck in shop. Has a thin red plastic clip that is salty and brittle. My connector is up by firewall. Update- found one of your wrenches in my toolbox. Didnt work due to brittle rim and corrosion inside. Used large visegrip on 1 side, small vise grip on other side, managed to break the corrosive seal while my face planted in the brake master cylinder. I greased it up like a pig before reassembling. Also if anyone has a damaged clip,it can be pulled out and replaced with a pick but if your outer lip is corroded off, use vise grips on edge, then insert the precision clutch tool ht-01, then pry away.

thk u SOOO much your a wizard i was stuck till i saw this video!!!

Dear Team Perfection, I Can't thank you enough for putting this video and the Ranger Clutch bleed video on-line for us. My son and I followed your example to a "T" and his truck is shifting into gear perfect and smooth once again. The Truck is at 167K miles and we will absolutely buy our new clutch from you guys once needed. Thanks for turning this job into a good learning experiance for a father/son team who does all our own work. Thanks, Kent & Jake from Parkville, Missouri

Very informative. Did a clutch job on a 98 Ranger last year and wished I watched this video before I started! The quick connect was the style without the lip on the end, so I had to push it in, and push it in farther with a screwdriver like you showed before it came free. I was getting pretty nervous!

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you so much! It helped me while doing this repair for the first time!!

THANK YOU!!!!! This video is a lifesaver!!!! THANKS!!!

Thanks. I remember watching this clip and glad I found it again as I was having a hard time removing my transmission line.

That was a great video! I have an 88 Ranger that I need to remove the transmission and was unsure on how to get the Hydraulic clutch line out of the transmission. I'm much more confident now! Thank you Perfectioncluth!

In some manuals they recommend disassembling the throw out bearing and greasing it inside prior to installation. I've got your 360016 and am ready to install it, should it be disassembled / greased or anything prior to installation? Thanks again for your great products and support! Truly impressive!

Thanks for this video. I find the system with the teeth keeps a much better connection than the clip. My clip slipped off and fell INTO the slave housing in the transmission, so hopefully I can retrieve it by taking off the starter. Plugging a magnet into the peek hole didn't pull it out. I may just replace the new slave with another because I am not confident it will stay connected!

Very good info guys. Thanks

Thank you this helped a lot

I snap my line in and it holds but once I start to bleed it, and it starts to build up pressure the line just snaps back out. Any tips to get it to stay in?

You did gods work thank you I appreciate you

Many thanks Fixed my problem and calmed my frustration.

great educator Thank you

Thanks, great video!

The answer is simple. pull the small roller pin both on the slave cylinder, as well as the roller pin on the clutch master cylinder bolted to the firewall on the truck. slip an AN3 Russel threaded connector at each end, retain with the roller pins you pulled earlier, and then thread on a braided metal line. (48 inch long line) www.amazon.com/Russell-640281-SAE-Adapter-Fitting/dp/B002Q37CHS

Thank God I finally found this video I must have watched 20 about Slade cylinders but nobody actually tells you how to disconnect that line

Great video. I have the older line connector

Muchas gracias de gran ayuda

EXCELENTE VIDEO!!!!😎👍

🙏👍Hell yes. Just bought a ls1 with a t56 They cut the line at the transmission. Hopefully it will still disconnect.

Cut the line and use a compression union with delrin or brass ferrules to join back together, I've even patched copper tubing segments to repair damaged plastic line. (still holding after 15 years.)

great video. very informative

Just recently installed both a new slave and master cylinder from Perfection clutch. Great parts and ease of installation but the disconnect on the slave where the new line connects is leaking slowly. I bled it properly, checked for any kinks, disconnected and reconnected... Can't figure it out.

i really like your video

On 01 pt cruiser- do you need to remove wheels, transaxle etc to replace the clutch or is this video all I need to follow? Does vehicle need to be on jack stands or can I use ramps?

The second connecting system (with the white colored sleeve) I found on a '97 Trans Am. Took two small screw drivers, packed it in and disconnected it. I did have to take a pair of slip joint pliers and rotate the line back and forth GENTLE while I pulled on the line. After a shot of PB Blaster, it slipped right out and line was reusable. Side note... try not to mess up the line. The only way GM services the line is with the master cylinder. Not cheap and a major pain to replace!

I just did this last week. what a pain! What I ended up doing is some how getting one of the corners in- the whole thing was crooked, but then I was able to get tough with it and get it in there. YOu need a second person to help gruide it. I had my wife, who is pregnant and moody helping. It was not so much fun, but I couldn't have done it without her.

To modify the line connection, carefully grind 1/16 inch groove in line fitting where clip rides . This will give more of a shoulder to hold clip from popping apart. I live in northern New York with rough roads. 3 months of driving the clip popped. This mod will works.

Im looking to buy one of those sleeves too

very helpful

Hi there! Please advise what the problem as I am really struggling to select gears in the mornings or whenever my 2004 Saab 93 Aero 2.0 T SS has been parked either overnight or during the day. My charge seem really low and as a result the car starts moving forward or backward whilst in the starting process. On top of my gearbox seems to be some oil sweat or it might be leakage. How do I fix or bleed the clutch to normalize it. Please advise...

Excellent

i have a question i have been working on my truck since last friday and i cant get that line of i have the old conection but it dosnt have the plastic thing that it shows on hear. you have any sugestions?

Thanks you guys RRR GRRRReat!!!!!!

Looking good

@perfectionclutch im replacing a slave cylinder on a 1986 pontiac fiero 2m4 i cant get the line off of the slave its rusted on pretty good..will heating it with a torch help?

Working on a 97 ranger and I keep getting air in the line. Tomorrow morning I am going to remove the cylinder at the pedal and do the upside down air bleed technique. I am convinced it will completely fix the situation but am completely sure your video I just watched has the answers to the culprit. I noticed on the truck I am doing maintainance work on ..that the clip is intact and the hose is secure but that it does not in fact have a plastic sheathing ring. The rubber O ring looks exceptionally well but I am curious now. Does that plastic sheathing ring sustain some type of alignment that keeps air from seeping back into the hydraulic system during clutch pedal release?..Ive replace front and rear bearings in the bellhousing and installed a new stage 1 clutch and pressure plate but.... the pedal was as my uncle called it soft.. I got to his house today with plans to do the aforementioned technique and noted the pedal wasn't even connected to the hydraulic piston rod.. I found the little plastic clip for the pedal and put it back in and then added an extra clip to it to secure it in its mounting format. Then I said try that.. I laughed for ten minutes thinking he wasn't even aware it was not connected.. then to my dismay found.. the pedal was soft.. solo. I crawled under and bled the system at bleeder port.. then noted.. the whole system was gradually getting worse.. I bled it again and then decided we would pull the master cylinder at the pedal and would wait until tomorrow to do it.. I did crawl under the truck again and removed the hydraulic main line running to the transmission and that is where while watching your video later this day.. in retrospect awareness to its lack of having a plastic ring have decided. To go ahead and remove the master cylinder to just try it for luck.. but feeling deep down inside.. I hate wasting time especially if I really feel like that is where the air is getting into the line... aghhhhh... I love it.. can I pick up a plastic line coupler at the auto parts store ? I don't want to pull the master cylinder twice?

Greetings, I have the CLIP to remove the line. As I can take the line of the slave cylinder?

I installed a new clutch slave cylinder today on my 1989 f150 the old style had the clamp fingers the new one has the clip the hose will not connect to the new cylinder no matter how had I press on it but connect to the old one very easy

The clip on the connection is all smashed. I seen that you could potentially cut the line and just reattach. That works right? Wouldn't have to worry bout it?

Thank u for the info

The 90 deg shoulder may be damaged. I will double check this week . if so it's not damaged that much from what I remembered. So if the edge is damaged just a bit, can I file to get that edge . Also I was also thinking about sort of clamping them together. like a 1 inch C clamp with a rubber center or like heat strink tubing holding it inplace. cause when it does connect . I tug on it and it holds strong, but after abit of driving it releases. Yes I still have the sleeve and it looks fine.

Hey Gary I found a broken o ring (a smaller version of the one on the outside of coupler line) stuck inside the hose that I pulled out. Any idea where that might have come from? I looked at every part and can't find any other part that uses an o ring other than at mating point.

Excellent, instruction on how to is right on thank you, I will call you ,questions I have about my ford f-150 1994.

No, never topped the clutch fluid since I bought the car....where do I locate the clutch fluid as I only found the brake fluid and power steering fluid compartments as yet....where do I bleed the clutch on my '04 Saab 93 Aero? I appreciate your assistance....

How are you I have a 99 toyota camry just had the clutch replaced and now it's hard to put it in gear the shop gave it to me like that and said I need a master cylinder for the clutch do you think that would fix my problem or did they not bleed it long enough

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Just replaced the slave on my 91 f150 and get the hydraulic line into the slave the old one seems alot deeper than this new one i already looked up the part number and it seems to be the correct one is there something im forgetting?

Can you make a video on how to re attach the first system you disconnected?

Question, what if the silicone pusher is broken and came out, What can I use to use something else to push to open it??

Lmao so two men couldn't figure out how to insert this line into the slave cylinder. I watch your video and bam....its fixed. I'm dying. Lol

thank great info

I noticed the slave cylinder that you guys offer for my f150 has a black clip in it, and the current one I am going to replace has the "small fingers". Will the male plug on the master work with either one?

any idea what year the "older connection" (2 minutes 30 seconds) is from; the male end that has no lip on the pastic ring? looks identical the the fitting on my 97 ranger, obviously the previous owner swapped out older parts.

The question I have is does your company sell a replacement o-ring and that slip sleeve that keeps the clutch line in place ?

I replaced the clutch but not the throw out brg needless to say I had to pull it a second time however this time I cannot get the line to release this time with the tool or screwdriver it is really hung in there any suggestions

Oiga disculpe la molestia como puedo? Retirar la linea dela bomba que va al collarin si ya no tiene el plastico..?

Can you use this with a ceramic clutch?

Is the line the same or is it proprietary to the clip system kit

I changed my clutch Saturday on my 97 ranger I disconnected the quick release hose from slave and after changing clutch put it back on it snapped in like in video but now clutch pedal kinda soft hard to get in first gear did air get in line somehow when disconnected line little fluid came out but not much at all I opened slave bleeder and that helped peddle little bit

Is there anyway to just replace the line without messing with the couplers or the master cylinder?

the bleeding line that goes from the clutch cylinder to the slave cylinder one solid line with the connections

How does that gold part stay in without falling out?

@perfectionclutch oh sorry we had a miscommunication, there is no crack but he says he needs either a slave cylinder or an arm extension? not quite sure what he means. but what can this affect he said hes been driving it like that for a year? should i buy it or should I avoid it?

How can I obtain just the Plastic retainer/Keeper?

Does removing the clip affect the check valves? In one video the guy says don't remove clip.

Can you buy just the new connector? If so where would you look?

Thank you I ow you one

I just wish you would have made it clear at the store that I really need to buy the whole thing or it's not going to snap together at the transmission point for the hydraulic line can be totally different but look the same

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I have a 2000 Pontiac firebird v6 manual trans. got brake fluid leaking from the slots in the bottom of the trans . not sure if its the slave cylinder or just a leaking line. any way to tell without dropping trans?

Hello, thanks for the video. I have Fiat Bravo 2 1.6 multijet 105hp. From 1-2 weeks I have an issue with the clutch - when I am going on first and reverse gear the car is vibrating and annoying rasping sound is heard on the front of the car. Sometimes I am not even able to shift the gears and when I turn off the car and pump the clutch and then the car start shifting and driving off without vibrations. Could it be a problem with the clutch release bearing? Or because of old brake fluid and air in the system? Thanks in advance!

98 Ranger with very FIRM clutch pedal .. the travel from extended to the floor and back is smooth yet the clutch slips with even moderate power especially in 4th & 5th.. My thought is that the disk is worn and the pressure plate can't release enough for the clutch to grab? I was hoping to find that is not the case as not looking forward to dropping all the 4x4 xfercase etc

My clutch line popped off today. I cannot get it back in. the slave and master have been replaced in the past. I do not have a sliding grey clip on the male connector. My female connector does not have teeth inside, it has a clip that goes around it and inside of it, like many similar ones. I cannot get the connector to seat back inside of it. It will click and act right but when i press the clutch pedal, it pops right back off. The truck is a 1994 F-150 with a 302 and a M5od transmission. Any advice?

Don't know if somebody will read this, but... I own a 95' Ford Ranger 2.3 and lately the clutch has been giving me terrible problems, first it was partially fixed by adding brake fluid in the main reservoir once a week, now the fluid just goes down by day, I found that fluid was scaping at the bottom of the transmission, I did not see any problem on the main line neither the master cylinder, so the only alternative I saw was the slave cylinder. Is there anyway of pulling it out without tearing apart the transmission?

can you replace the hydraulic hose to the slave cylinder on a 97 S10 without removing the transmission

Can the female quick connector in the slave be purchased separately? What about the white plastic bushing / locking mechanism on the male end can it be purchased?

I have a 2000 Firebird with a T56 transmission, and I replaced the slave cylinder with one that has the sliding clip, but after about a week of driving, it failed and ejected the hose from the master cylinder. I bought a new clave cylinder, pulled the transmission back out, and went with the spring tab style slave cylinder, and that one is ejecting immediately when I push the clutch in while trying to bleed the system. I've pushed it in as far as it will go, and I can't pull it out by hand, but as soon as there's any hydraulic pressure, the hose ejects from the slave cylinder. Am I doing something wrong, or is either my master cylinder or slave cylinder defective? I've had the transmission out twice now and had to buy two brand new slave cylinders, and I really do not want to pull the transmission out a third time in my driveway.

Hi there! I drive a SAAB 93 Aero 2.0T Sport and would like to replace the clutch concentric cylinder. Please advise..... Thanks a million...

When it disconnects your pedal will hit the floor youll see fluid dropping on the floor so make sure your clip is in !

good video! do you make these hydraulic lines with straight forward couplers for a 2007 for focus 2.0L? i have been trying to pull the line from my clutch master cylinder and its unbelievable for difficult it is because of rust. thanks.