Exploded View of

Slave Cylinder

Here is an exploded view of a Slave Cylinder. You've got (from left to right) the piston shaft, the dust boot (above shaft), the piston, a rubber seal (above piston), a spring, and the main housing (cylinder). If you have one that goes bad its almost best to just go buy a new one. You can repair them if you want, but you'll have to buy a cylinder hone and a rebuild kit. That'll cost you more than it would for a new one, but it might be a good experience. My cylinder wall had a huge scratch in it and I just decided to make life easy on myself when I reaplaced it. Don't overtighten the bleeder plugs...I busted one on my clutch damper (woops!!!)...luckily it is sealed when the bleeder plug is down that far. So long.