My clutch is going bad on my old nissan and I am going to replace it
myself. Should I replace the Master cylinder and/or the slave cylinder
when I replace the clutch? Also, does anyone recommend a clutch kit
manufacturer? Advance Auto sells one by a company called Perfection,
but I don't know anything about them.

Thanks for your help!

Scudder wrote:
If a 4x4, like mine, think twice about DIY. Or delay as long as
possible. Due to the cross member/torsion bars/transfer case, it is
notoriously difficult. Shouldn't be that bad on a 4x2, however.

Good luck, and be safe!

It is a 4x2, so I hope I will be ok. I was told to go ahead with the
slave cylinder if it is inside the clutch housing. I plan to replace
it either way.


Brian wrote:

Scudder wrote:
Parts cost aside, assuming you don't want to do the work twice, I would
suggest you stick to an OEM cluth disk and pressure plate replacement
(as well as throw-out bearing). Even though labor may be "free" since
you are doing it yourself, the last thing you want is to use a
auto-parts clutch kit and find yourself with chatter or poor shifting
characteristics and then have to do the job again. Of course, if you
had a performance vehicle and were looking to put on some more
sports-tuned parts, that would be a different scenario altogether.

Whatever you choose, good luck with the project.

Nirav
96 Max GLE, 138k
njmodi at yahoo dot com