86 Ax5 Mc To Slave Hydraulic Clutch Line

[GirsMJ86]

I'm replacing the MC and Slave so I would like to replace the line as well. Anyone know the part number or better yet, know if the parts terrawombat links to here will work for my application? I'm not at home for a few days and not having much luck finding the part on Auto Zone or O'Reilly's website from my phone.

[Harley]

I can't remember which one I used offhand but look up that line for the same era XJ. I wanna say an 87?? is almost exactly the same line as the 86 MJ uses. I went through the same thing. I used an XJ line then got a 12" straight line and bent it to fit and make up for the bends on the slave side.

[Biotex]

Seems to me I tried one from a YJ once and it fit. The YJ was a 90

[cruiser54]

I'm replacing the MC and Slave so I would like to replace the line as well. Anyone know the part number or better yet, know if the parts terrawombat links to here will work for my application? I'm not at home for a few days and not having much luck finding the part on Auto Zone or O'Reilly's website from my phone.

Excellent idea bTW. An issue they had in those years was they used British cylinders and filled them with Dot 3 fluid which wasn't compatible. So, the fluid would eat the seals, we would replace the cylinders, and they would fail again. Reason being that an abrasive crud stayed in the original flexible line. Only way to get rid of the issue was replace both cylinders and the line.

[87Warrior]

The 86 AX5 will have the slave on the passenger side, and it is external.

 

An 87 hose will not work. It is designed for an internal slave AX5 with the fittings on the driver side.

 

The 86 AX5 clutch line is made of two parts:

1) Rubber hose from the MC to the drivers side of the transmission

2) Metal line that attaches to the rubber and crosses over the top of the transmission to feed the slave

 

Your best bet would probably be to buy a rubber hose for a passenger side slave fitting, cut/bend the end of the hose and fit in a flared metal line to cross the transmission to your slave.

 

I have a brand new 87 rubber hose I bought for my 86. You can have it for $5 shipped. I ended up going with a 94+ bellhousing with the external slave on the driver side and used the plastic hose designed for a 94.

 

87 vs 86: