freelander td4 problem removing clutch master cylinder

Help. i cannot seperate the master cylinder from the slave. The plastic sleeve, pushed as far as it can towards the slave, but the two parts will not seperate. Is there anything else that I can try? Is there a knack

frenchdave said:

Help. i cannot seperate the master cylinder from the slave. The plastic sleeve, pushed as far as it can towards the slave, but the two parts will not seperate. Is there anything else that I can try? Is there a knack

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Isn't there a couple of plastic bits need squeezing either side as you pull it out? I think ideally you'd have pointy pliers where the tips are curved in to make it easy but you should be able to cobble something together.
Maybe it's fuel lines I'm thinking of so if I'm wrong then it just needs the sleeve pushed in further than you have so far but once you get it right they should come apart easily.

If its the type of push fit that pushes into the fitting, a spanner just bigger than the pipe will push it down. They can be quite stuck in though.