Ok, I went to hook my slave cylinder back up and its extended too far to bolt. I was truing to compress it by hand and it almost felt like something had broken. But I'm not sure whether or not that was just in my head. Either way, I didnt get it compressed. In the process, I accidentally pulled the boot away from the metal base and leaked some brake fluid out. Besides losing fluid, did I do anything to the slave cylinder by doing this? Also, how can I compress it so that I can bolt it back up?

 

did u open the bleeder valve? that relieves the pressure and makes it much easier..

 

You can only really hurt the slave if you push the clutch pedal down when the slave is not installed: the piston will push out too far and it will be toast. Open the bleeder and try again. It still is going to be a pain. When you get it installed and bled if it leaks fluid then you need another one.

 

Thanks for the help.

Where exactly is the bleeder valve?

 

Looks like a little 8mm hexed nipple and should have a rubber cap.