Slave cylinder debacle

[Kelz73]

Ill be as brief as possible. Put a new master and slave cylinder on my 97 TJ. After install I pushed on the pedal and felt and heard a "pop". I figured it's just the plastic keeper on the slave. I started the vehicle and the pedal fell to the floor !!! WTF!!! After further investigation the slave unit blew apart and
Shot the plunger into the transmission!! Am I fucked or what?! Will I need a new transmission? I don't know what I should do. Is there any way to save without a total transmission removal ? And bunch of money I can't afford to spend. Thoughts and suggestions are welcomed.

 

[Blackjack]

So the good news is that it just popped the plunger into the bell housing so no harm to the transmission. The bad news is that there is a good chance you will have to pull the transmission and transfer case to retrieve it.

 

[Kelz73]

Damn !! I figured that was my only option. Thanks

 

[dbbd1]

Just curious, which did you use?

 

[macleanflood]

Hell go finishing with a magnet... maybe jack the vehicle up so it slides towards the back.

-Mac

 

[Jeep 541X]

Hell go finishing with a magnet... maybe jack the vehicle up so it slides towards the back.

-Mac

I had a similar incident when flushing out the fluid in slave and was able to fish the part out without removing tranny.

 

[Kelz73]

I had a similar incident when flushing out the fluid in slave and was able to fish the part out without removing tranny.

Duralast 23Pre bled Master and slave cylinder kit from AutoZone.