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I haven't had a 9000 apart down there but the setup is near identical to the C900 and the seals may be the same size. There are only 3 on C900s and likely only 3 on 9000s too. They're dirt cheap at a seals distributor. Pennies apiece.
I quote here the contents of a post I did on this on the C900 board seven years ago:
"Those o-ring sizes, if you decide to go ahead with what you can get where you are:
3mmx35mm, 3mmx39mm, 3mmx49mm.
All standard round o-rings.
I used Buna though the o-ring distributor said the best is EPDM rubber aka EPR, next best is neoprene. He had neither and to make an order it needed to be many many units though a larger distributor might have them in stock and sell by the each.
Buna have lasted over a year and a half (Now 9 1/2 years) no problems, were so very cheap ($2.02 total plus tax) and so easy to do, I don't care if they go bad tomorrow. My guess is that even Saab uses Buna rubber; I think mine will last for years.
Clean cylinder well, especially any rust on the steel part (piston). Mine had some pitting in both steel and aluminum, but well out past the travel (sealing) area of any motion "
The "Piston" part of the slave moves in and out but it's a relatively limited motion. The area that may show some corrosion is always extended so isn't sealed against by any o-ring.
In reassembling the slave you would be pushing that area past the new o-ring in the slave's body, the 39mm one. You''d want to smooth any roughness so nothing would cut the new oring but that should be easy to do.
It all comes apart just by pushing the parts out the back of the slave, three pieces. It goes together by pushing them back the other way. Clean it all up well, clean internally with rubbing alcohol, clean threads of bleeder screw and area where line screws in, power wirebrush any rust off the piston if you have the hardened steel one. I cleaned away some varnish stain on internal areas using ultrafine steel wool and alcohol, but it wasn't doing anything and I could have left that.
Use brake fluid or brake assembly lube on the orings and all sliding surfaces when you put it back together.
I got my o-rings at a seals distributor, off the shelf, mere pennies apiece and I'm sure about the same cost still.
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