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slave cylinder

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slave cylinder
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system Compare master cylinder


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Instead of using one piston driven slave cylinder, today''s modern cars make use of two slave cylinders.
There can also be secondary or slave cylinders and Anti-Lock Braking (ABS) components too, but we''ll forget about those for now.
Low clutch fluid levels or fluid around the master or slave cylinder should also indicate this.
 
 
 
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