I am officially the worlds most p*ssed off person, Megane!

[robbocop33]

Auntieroll said:

Master cylinder drawing air past the piston?

I'm thinking of replacing the master just to rule that out, although brakes bled ok, air bled out fairly quickly, considering i fitted new braided brake lines too.

[Auntieroll]

The clutch and brake hydraulics are totally separate pressure systems ,they will only share the fluid reservoir.

[robbocop33]

Auntieroll said:

The clutch and brake hydraulics are totally separate pressure systems ,they will only share the fluid reservoir.

The clutch fluid line goes from the clutch slave cylinder directly up to the main master cylinder, so where does the clutch get its pressure from if not from the fluid line from the master? Or are you just explaining that when i press the brake that doesn't operate the clutch at the same time!? :-)
It's actually staggering when i think about it the amount of time i've spent bleeding this clutch, and it does absolutely nothing! Somethings way wrong, you don't want to think its the new slave cylinder but what else can it be, has to be the master or slave. No leaks from master down to clutch either.
I've just primed the old slave cylinder, it done what i thought it would, drew in fluid, and pumped out bubbles, new one i've got in car wouldn't do either when i tried to prime it.

Edited by robbocop33 on Sunday 18th November 15:54

Edited by robbocop33 on Sunday 18th November 16:43

[northwestrecovery]

When you have tried every old wives tale and finally take the box out and reset the pressure plate can i say i told you so ?

[robbocop33]

northwestrecovery said:

When you have tried every old wives tale and finally take the box out and reset the pressure plate can i say i told you so ?

I know, i know. I listened but im trying to rule out simpler things first. I reset the self adjust mech by the Renault service manual method and indeed Haynes! What else could i do before 'you' turned up? :-)

[northwestrecovery]

Hi trying to help /not be a t*t , if you have tried everything else there isn't much else it can be, i had similar problem on a bm about 10yrs ago and had to admit defeat .

[robbocop33]

northwestrecovery said:

Hi trying to help /not be a t*t , if you have tried everything else there isn't much else it can be, i had similar problem on a bm about 10yrs ago and had to admit defeat .

I've never called you any names, i've been through a helluva lot with this car lately, your reply has been taken in, not ignored! Im ruling out simple things first, failing that box will be pulled again.

[stevieturbo]

robbocop33 said:

I'm thinking of replacing the master just to rule that out, although brakes bled ok, air bled out fairly quickly, considering i fitted new braided brake lines too.

When there was nothing wrong with the master before...it's insanity to suddenly think it would be at fault here, for no reason whatsoever.

[northwestrecovery]

No offence taken or implied just trying to help , ive done mech job every day for 30+ years and as stevieturbo says its something you have done and not something that's just coincidence .I have had similar on bm when i removed the setting plate before fitting because i didn't have the proper mandrill for clutch and tried to cheat ,the ratchet slipped and gave similar fault .I now have a sac tool ! :-)

[robbocop33]

stevieturbo said:

When there was nothing wrong with the master before...it's insanity to suddenly think it would be at fault here, for no reason whatsoever.

Someone suggested it might be the master, but as you say, it was fine before.