Thats not good...

[VaGuS510]

I'm just working on finishing up my ka transmission swap and I made a grim discovery... my slave cylinder won't fit. I fully compressed the cylinder against the fork and it doesn't reach. I am guessing this is because my clutch doesn't match my fork/bearing/sleeve/slave cylinder. I am not sure what clutch i have. It came on the engine I recently purchased.

Everything except for the clutch and slave cylinder are from an early 4spd 280z. The slave cylinder is from a 73 240z.

So, do I pull the engine that I just put in, swap the clutch (or sleeve) and redo it all... Or do you think I could possibly shorten the rod on the slave cylinder and or bend the fork slightly???

I only need an 1/8 to 1/4 inch.

My big worry is the if the throw of the slave cylinder is enough for the clutch.

Also, is there a slave cylinder that might work?

Thanks for reading my ramblings.

[Reverend]

Blackdragon shows that there is 3 different kind of cylinders. One for 70-72 models, one for 73-83 and one for 81-83 ZxTurbo models. Maybe the cylinder you got is from -72z? Luckily it's cheap part.