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Re: Absolutely NEVER rebuild, always replace...
Posted by David Ingram (more from David Ingram) on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:57:02
In Reply to: Re: Absolutely NEVER rebuild, always replace..., TML [Profile/Gallery]
, Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:32:41
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My warnings relate to parts advertized as "Saab OEM" -- "Genuine Saab" makes me feel better. It's been awhile since I've bought a slave cylinder, and I see you're correct on the pricing. I bought the non-genuine-Saab part when I had my failure, and wound up sourcing the replacement at the dealer. I forgot that the genuine article was available through the site sponsor.
Odds are, aftermarket stuff works just fine 90% of the time, but I've just had the bad 10% too many times. I've done far too many repeats of very simple and very complex repairs because the best efforts of my vendors weren't enough to protect me from bad batches.
On the subject of scoring, dirt can work its way into the slave past the rubber seals and there do its damage -- though sheltered in the bell housing, there's still grit flying around in there. Alternatively, grime and grunge can be carried to the slave from upstream in the hydraulic circuit, and do damage.
It's possible that your slave could function perfectly forever. There are plenty of examples of people doing their first clutch job well past 200k miles. So if you're looking to save some dough, I'd say just leave the thing alone and don't rebuild. After all, you could damage something in the rebuild process. Thing is, how much are you willing to gamble that the slave won't fail before you're ready for it?
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