I'm a few days away from buying a 92 XJ, 2 door, 4x4, 5 spd with a 120,000 miles for $700. The only catch is it has either a master cylinder or slave cylinder out.

Assuming I find it's the slave cylinder, would it be best to go with a clutch set/kit rather than only buying a slave cylinder?

I looked @ a couple on autozone.com, but, I'm unsure about which is higher quality?

Any help is appreciated!

 

ttt!

 

i would get a whole new clutch pack (its going to wear out eventually right?) i had to replace mine at 123XXX because when i would stop at lights sometimes it would start moving on its own!!! thats scary.... it ended up being my throwout bearing... but i replaced with a double force clutch, new throw out bearing, resurfaced flywheel, new master and slave cylinders. i did pretty much everything at once and i am now at 168XXX and it functions just like the day i put it in.

i also replaced the rear main seal while i was in there.

 

don't buy a whole clutch kit if you don't have to, it is a pain to install (you have to drop the tranny). Try to see where you are losing pressure or leaking. It could be the master, slave, or the line. whichever part is leaking replace, the properly bleed the system and reinstall. I've done it a few times, and it is much easier than the time I installed a new clutch. A new slave takes about 15-20 to install. I think you can buy a whole pre-bled master/slave assembly on ebay for less than $200. Thats the way to go if you wanna start fresh.
And for $700 I hope that is the only catch, but it probably isn't. Please inspect EVERYTHING.