Clutch pipe removal
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gateeast said:
Can anyone help please with advise on how to remove a clutch pipe and its replacement. Given my poor technical ability specific help would be appreciated. Thank you
It's a relatively easy job.
1. Take the cover of the inner wing and get to the reservoir, take the cap off and sandwich a freezer bag between the cap and the reservoir, this should help stop fluid pouring away.
2. Jack the car up, observing standard safety procedures...axle stands etc. Crawl underneath and make sure you can loosen the bleed nipple from the clutch slave, (the slave can be found on the drivers side bell housing, at about 7o'clock as you look at the car from the front) ie make sure you can bleed the system at the end of the job.
3. With pipe spanner undo the end of the pipe from the clutch slave,
4. Looking on the drivers side inner wing there is a union block with 4 pipes coming out of it, the lower one is the clutch pipe, it is also a larger size to the others. If memory serves its a 13mm spanner. Get the brake pipe spanner in the right size and undo this union.
5. Put kettle on; have a brew.
6. Position new pipe in the correct routing, thread in the union in the inner wing by hand first as this is more tricky than the one to the slave. Crawl underneath and screw in the other end of the pipe by hand. BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T CROSS THEAD THE UNIONS!!!
7. Once both unions are in by hand tighten with pipe spanner
8. Put kettle on again, have another brew.
9. Bleed the hydraulic line either using an Easy-bleed or the traditional two man method.
10 Go
Regards
Iain
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