Clutch Slave Cylinder

[Scrrem]

Hey all,
Corvette Central sells two types of clutch slave cylinders, one with cast housing and the other is stamped steel. The stamped steel is almost twice the price of the cast one. Anyone know what the major difference is or which is better?
Thanks
Rich

[FU]

I'd take the time to hunt down Bill Boudreaux (sp). Ask his advise and order the parts through him.
But that's just me.

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by FU2

I'd take the time to hunt down Bill Boudreaux (sp). Ask his advise and order the parts through him.
But that's just me.

Thanks Frank, well he's still has my ZF, maybe I'll just ask him to ship me one back with the trany!
Thanks
Rich

[FU]

How long has he had your ZF ? I know that he does them right. When he did mine it did take a while. But it has proven very well worth the wait.
Hope nothing happened to him.

[limey]

Not sure what's going on with Bill, but i know his site has been down since April, hope all is well his end. Does seem weird though his business site would be off line for this long a period.

[John Boothby]

Anyone in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area that can check on him? I believe he is in Cave Lake just north of Phoenix (I believe).

[-=Jeff=-]

GC should be out that way

[HAWAIIZR-1]

Hey Rich,

You know I have the same problem and just got off the phone with Bill. He recommends exactly what George shared in my other post here to get it from Jim. I am going to call him right now. He said you can get the cheaper stuff that is cast, but the seals and a few other things make them not last so long (all Taiwan units). The TRW stuff is checked by Jim before selling them. I will give him my units so he can rebuild them as I don't want to trash them since they are new, but unusable. He is moving his website and have a few issues but will be back online soon.


Craig,

Just went down this path in August ... contacted Bill B & he put me in touch with Jim Jandik of Power Torque Systems.
Jim Jandik 641.342.7446 -- http://www.powertorquesystems.com/

Bill B, Jim J. and others recommended that I replace slave & master at the same time plus my mechanic in Augusta said the exact same thing. I ordered both from Jim J. and had them drop shipped to Stephen Reems (great Corvette mechanic in Augusta) and they arrived within 2 days. Stephen had me up in running by the next day. One part was rebuilt and the other was brand new.

Now the best part ... all of Jim J.'s parts are the REAL thing, no cheap knock-offs. He still has NOS (new old stock) of some parts that he bought when GM was in the process of becoming government motors and he reverse-engineered the proper tooling to rebuild all the parts to exact original specifications. That's why Bill B. was so high on Jim's parts and availability. I had several phone conversations with Jim Jandik and I was very impressed. Can't remember the prices but it was not out of line nor was it much higher than buying cheap knock-offs that usually don't fit correctly. Jim will want your core back (he doesn't want non-OEM cores) since he's re-building everything to work right.

I hope you will give Jim a call. Be sure to say Hi for me and also mention that you are a member of the Registry ... he will give you a price break. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Power Torque Systems in any way, but I am a VERY satisfied customer who is happy to get GENUINE parts for my Z.

George
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[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by FU2

How long has he had your ZF ? I know that he does them right. When he did mine it did take a while. But it has proven very well worth the wait.
Hope nothing happened to him.

Frank,
Bill is alive and well, he has had my transmission about 2 months. I got a note from him on Friday that my unit is almost complete and ready to ship. I can only assume he is very busy.
Rich

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

Hey Rich,

You know I have the same problem and just got off the phone with Bill. He recommends exactly what George shared in my other post here to get it from Jim. I am going to call him right now. He said you can get the cheaper stuff that is cast, but the seals and a few other things make them not last so long (all Taiwan units). The TRW stuff is checked by Jim before selling them. I will give him my units so he can rebuild them as I don't want to trash them since they are new, but unusable. He is moving his website and have a few issues but will be back online soon.

ThanksCraig, I'll give him a buzz.
Rich