I can't even find a dang stock Isuzu pushrod, however take the below pic, enlarge it so the longer rod in the pic, is as big on screen as the stock one is in real life, then simply measure the on screen length of the Getrag one shown. I do mean quite seriously take a tape measure to your computer screen. Its not going to be an exact, but I'll bet ya it'll get you really close.
From the pic it looks like it is 5/8ths the length of the stock Isuzu rod.
Oh, P.S. the 2 slaves you said you have for the Muncie and the Isuzu, just grab a caliper and measure the inside dia and choose whatever is the smaller. They should be the same, however if they are not, grab the smaller one.
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That will definately work. As for the slaves I have. The one on the car is a cast replacement, its garbage but only 3 months old. The one on the shelf that I want to use for this is OEM steel and it might even be good. I'd bet the OEM one has a smaller bore but I will check them both to be sure. I have replaced everthing (slave, master, pedal, and lines) and this car has still always shifted at the floor so this will be a very nice upgrade. Later Dave and congrats again on the new addition!
I have 11 months and 4 days on this setup and have not had to add a drop of fluid or bleed the system since install. Even after taking it on a 3000km road trip. I have put 20,000kms on the car since install and it has been perfect.
I have searched through all the threads on the MR2 kits and I may have missed it but I don't see the specific model for the kit in any write-up. Does anyone know which one to ask for or is it the same for all MR2s?
The 1985/86 Toyota MR2 features a slave cylinder with the same bore size as the steel Isuzu slave cylinder. The MR2 uses a dual seal piston, vs the single seal on the Fiero. The part number for the MR2 piston is CHK351359. The photo below shows the MR2 Piston, boot and spring. To complete this upgrade, you use just the MR2 piston, with the Fiero Isuzu spring.
I did that conversion last spring on my 88 GT and like you say ( and this car has still always shifted at the floor ) but now you"ll get your knee right under your chin LOL
An outstanding write up,amplitudinous thanks to Cap. Fiero.. Rodney Dickman now has his own design clutch slave cylinders available ..about $70.oo One of the Fiero,s major problems has been the leaky clutch slave,, thank you Capt.Fiero for a LOW COST SOLUTION. also thanks to Rodney for new design and manufacture of custom Slave
Originally posted by uhlanstan: Rodney Dickman now has his own design clutch slave cylinders available ..about $70.oo
Actually, about $80 (plus shipping). But....
I stumbled across an old original STEEL Isuzu slave in my parts pile (thank god for hording some times?) that I've honed out, cleaned up, repainted (with caliper paint BTW - not so affected by brake fluid and heat), and added an MR2 slave kit.... Should be good to go. I prefer the feel of the skinny slave, having done it in the past on other cars. Nice quick release under your foot. Just a little less modulation from on to off, but WTF...
I'm going to pack the first bellow of the boot with SylGlide and see how that works with keeping moisture out.
It sounds like it worked on a Centerforce clutch. How about a Spec clutch / pressure plate? I assume that they would have more stiff springs, would this cause any problem?
I will be sure to do this when my Getrag slave crapps out! -Chris
Worked fine on my Centerforce clutch and great on my Clutchnet 6 puck race clutch. So far at least 4 people in our club have done it on various configurations and all have had great results with it.
I'm just doing this now. Any reason why I can't use some other length rod? I have a 4-spd rod that I had shortened when I was trying to use the Getrag slave and get more stroke out of it. It's longer than the Getrag rod but shorter than the Isuzu. The Getrag rod just seems to short. I'll have almost no stroke of the slave left to travel.
I'm just doing this now. Any reason why I can't use some other length rod? I have a 4-spd rod that I had shortened when I was trying to use the Getrag slave and get more stroke out of it. It's longer than the Getrag rod but shorter than the Isuzu. The Getrag rod just seems to short. I'll have almost no stroke of the slave left to travel.
-Michael
You have me confused, you are installing this on a Getrag 5spd right? If its being installed on a Getrag 5spd, then their should be no problem using the Getrag rod, unless you have a different slave mounting bracket. If you are installing this on any other trans, its a moot point as the Muncie uses the same slave as the Isuzu without any modification and you would have to use the Muncie or Isuzu Push rod.
Well I forgot to add this but I had to make a custom length rod for mine. Clutchnet 6 puck and pressure plate. Needed a 4.5" rod to get full release. The isuzu was too long and the getrag was too short. Not everyone needs this. I think it may be my particular clutch that helped. Just something for you guys to keep in mind. Once you get everything back together have someone push the clutch while the slave boot is off. If the slave piston reaches the end of its travel before the clutch disengages you may need a slightly longer rod.
Works great now. One of my favorite changes. Slightly less modulation but quicker and snapier shifts overall. With a little practice modulation is not difficult. A great upgrade for a performance driven car. Thanks David!
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Just to update, still running this setup years later in my 88GT and no problems yet. I had to do a clutch replacement and due to it wearing out after an unknown amount of driving, it was installed at least 100,000kms ago and driving hard. It was not a catastrophic failure, just eventually started slipping. I still drove it to Oregon and Back without issue, just couldn't goose it in any gear or spin the tires even in wet pavement.
If you have a GOOD working Getrag slave I would not change it just because, but if your Getrag blows, you will find this a nice treat and the quicker engagement and disengagement is a really nice treat indeed. I think that is why this clutch lasted as long as it did, as there was a lot less slipping going on between shits.
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if your Getrag blows, you will find this a nice treat and the quicker engagement and disengagement is a really nice treat indeed. I think that is why this clutch lasted as long as it did, as there was a lot less slipping going on between shits.
Capt, my car has the getrag 5sp in it, and when i got it, it was not shifting properly and leaking fluid at the slave. I will be looking into this once I get the tranny out in the process of doing my swap. Looks like a great idea. Thanks for posting!
