Ford Maverick clutch pipe

My '95 Maverick/Terrano is losing clutch fluid. A glance underneath
shows the problem is the long pipe which runs right back to the rear
axle to what I believe is called the 'clutch damper'. It's corroded and
leaking quite badly.

Firstly, what is the clutch damper for?

Secondly, can anyone recommend somewhere I could buy a pipe online ready
to fit so I could change it myself?
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Steve Loft

"Steve Loft" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My '95 Maverick/Terrano is losing clutch fluid. A glance underneath
> shows the problem is the long pipe which runs right back to the rear
> axle to what I believe is called the 'clutch damper'. It's corroded and
> leaking quite badly.
>
> Firstly, what is the clutch damper for?
>
> Secondly, can anyone recommend somewhere I could buy a pipe online ready
> to fit so I could change it myself?
> --
> Steve Loft

Very unlikely that the clutch damper would be on the rear axle.... is it
your clutch or braking system that is losing fluid???
The clutch damper is normally a small metal blob in the clutch hose near
to the slave cylinder.
I know little of your specific vehicle but I would suggest the valve on the
back axle is the brake proportioning valve that adjusts the rear brakes
depending on whether the vehicle is loaded or empty....

I can easily make you a new hose either in metal or in stainless steel
braided flexi hose... all I would need is the old one as a sample or a
description of the unions and a measurement....

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk

David,

David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:

> Very unlikely that the clutch damper would be on the rear axle.... is it
> your clutch or braking system that is losing fluid???
> The clutch damper is normally a small metal blob in the clutch hose near
> to the slave cylinder.

It's definitely the clutch system. There's a pipe leaving the clutch
master cylinder which goes to a T-junction. From there, there's a
braided pipe to the slave cylinder, and a metal pipe that goes all the
way to the back axle, where it terminates in a little box which I
believe is the damper, and that has a bleed valve on it. It doesn't
connect to anything else.

I'm not sure what size the pipe is - it looks slightly bigger than the
brake pipes - I guess if I were to get you to make one up I'd have to
take it off and send you the unions and part of the pipe. I assume I'd
have to bend it to the right shape - would I need a special tool for this?

--
Steve Loft

"Steve Loft" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> David,
>
> David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
>
> > Very unlikely that the clutch damper would be on the rear axle.... is it
> > your clutch or braking system that is losing fluid???
> > The clutch damper is normally a small metal blob in the clutch hose
near
> > to the slave cylinder.
>
> It's definitely the clutch system. There's a pipe leaving the clutch
> master cylinder which goes to a T-junction. From there, there's a
> braided pipe to the slave cylinder, and a metal pipe that goes all the
> way to the back axle, where it terminates in a little box which I
> believe is the damper, and that has a bleed valve on it. It doesn't
> connect to anything else.
>
> I'm not sure what size the pipe is - it looks slightly bigger than the
> brake pipes - I guess if I were to get you to make one up I'd have to
> take it off and send you the unions and part of the pipe. I assume I'd
> have to bend it to the right shape - would I need a special tool for this?
>
> --
> Steve Loft

What a bizarre system !!
The clutch hoses are normally, as you say, the next size up to the brakes.
If it was made of metal you would be able to bend it by hand - if it was
made of stainless braid you would also be able to bend it! The choice is
yours....

David
|LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk