Clutch Master Cylinder Replacement

Having initially though that my slave cylinder had given up the ghost I've now found a leak in the hydraulic line between the master cylinder and the quick clip thingy that connects it to the slave hydraulic line. It looks like the plastic clips holding it to the body have broken and the hydraulic line has been rubbing on (what I think is) the top of the track rod.

Looking at Rave it seems like quite an easy & relatively cheap job to replace (I'm going to have to anyway) so I'm going to do that before thinking about replacing the slave because if its that I guess I'm looking at a new clutch plate; cover plate; and maybe even a DMF too.

Anyway I've two questions:

- Rave says "Release the master cylinder push rod from the clutch pedal". That's it!! Can anyone guide me on how I do that. I can feel up the clutch pedal but it very quickly disappears behind the dash. How do I reach the connection and how does it undo?

- Any advice on how to undo the quick release clip. I know there is a special tool but I don't have one of those so I'm looking for clues a bit. How violent can I be with it.

Fritz

The pushrod just clips onto the pedal. Lever it off with a screwdriver.

To release the join, push the plastic collar "downwards" into the joint. Long nosed pliers might help you. Once its pushed in, you can leave it alone and just pull the two halves of the joint apart. It might take a bit of wiggling the first time and if the plastic collar pops out you will need to push it in again. Pressing the clutch pedal can help if the joint wont come apart.

Hey thanks for the reply. I got the new cylinder and opened that up so I can see what you mean now.

Only problem I have now is the hydraulic line on the new cylinder looks to be much shorter than the one currently fitted. It's late and I've had a bad day so I'll check it in the engine bay tomorrow. Wondering if the one fitted has been modified somehow as the line on the one fitted seems far more flexible than the new one too

fritz