Clutch master & slave cylinder upgrades on 1990

[Reichert]

Last week my clutch slave cylinder gave out. Poking around the forums I found a reference to the article in HotB issue #48 about replacing the master and slave cylinders, which is excellent. A few outdated part links but overall the information was very helpful.


I followed the author's advice and replaced my '90 system with the '91+ slave cylinder and braided hose (the master cylinder is identical). I bought the parts through Corvette Central who had both the master and slave in cast iron, which were pricier but are much higher quality than the stock stamped metal versions. Here are part #'s and links:


534239 91-96 Clutch Cylinder Hose Assembly
534322 88-96 Clutch Master Cylinder - Cast Replacement
534315 91-96 Clutch Slave Cylinder - Cast Replacement


Installation was pretty easy as far as these cars go, and it was really nice having the slave cylinder bleeder valve pointing down in my face instead of wedged up next to the floor tub (on the stock '90 version).


As a side note, it sure would be nice if there were a separate index by subject matter of tech articles printed in the newsletters .. even a sticky post with a list would be helpful. I can't imagine having done this job as well without discovering that article.