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neal1973

New Member

• Aug 18, 2014

• #1

hi all,
why cant you take the cap off the master cylinder,
what does it do if you do.
people keep saying on here don't take it off but no one explains why..........can any one help......thanks in advance

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2014

• #2

theres no reason you cant do ,though if you need to top it up you have a leak

 

bushwwacker

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2014

• #3

jamesmartin said:

theres no reason you cant do ,though if you need to top it up you have a leak

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But there's no bleed nipple on the slave on a freelander....

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2014

• #4

bushwwacker said:

But there's no bleed nipple on the slave on a freelander....

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that wasnt the question

 

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neal1973

New Member

• Aug 18, 2014

• #5

ok will slightly change the question...... on a 1.8 freelander.... what happens if you take off the cap...

 

bushwwacker

Well-Known Member

• Aug 19, 2014

• #6

jamesmartin said:

that wasnt the question

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No, but it's a relevant point.

 

Irishrover

Well-Known Member

• Aug 19, 2014

• #7

neal1973 said:

ok will slightly change the question...... on a 1.8 freelander.... what happens if you take off the cap...

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Absolutely nothing !!!! It's a push on cap and is easily removed/refitted. If you decide it needs a top up, use normal DOT 4 Brake fluid. :smokin:

 

jedi

Well-Known Member

• Aug 19, 2014

• #8

Why would you not take it off?....who said this? Thats what caps are for?

Never heard that one before

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Aug 19, 2014

• #9

they are supposed to be sealed unit but it only tells you not to take it off on the inside of the cap or it used to .

 

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neal1973

New Member

• Sep 6, 2014

• #10

thank you to all your that replied to this post....