RedHatter

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Hey all : Trying to replace my master cylinder clutch ( Freelander td4 2004 ) ... followed instructions in the Haynes manual ( please don’t laugh ) ... all was going well when I can to disconnecting the end of the master cylinder pipe that fits together with the end of the slave.Apparantly I should just prise them apart but it is not going anywhere and seems stuck.
Also the slave itself looks nothing like any of those I can purchase online or anything like the one shown in the manual There is definitely no Cclip to remove. ( hope I’m making sense here ) .... there is a bleed pipe so I’m wondering if I open the bleed a little it may release the pressure it could be under ? Allowing me to separate them ? ... my other question is if there is a bleed pipe why isn’t there a reservoir for fluid ? I am told it’s a sealed unit .. why allow it to be bled if you can’t replace the fluid.... maybe I’m just being stupid here can anyone shine a light
 
Well finally finished the cylinder replacement and no matter the amount of bleeding i did to put back the pressure nothing at all would resolve it ... But I sat in the car with it running for 5 mins pumping the pedal and it just sorted itself out , now I have a low clutch bite which I hear is common on TD4s anyway ! Happy chappy , just the back door handle to fix now
 
Yes the design of some master cylinders provides insuffient fluid for a sensible bite point.

I have a thread somewhere on here for a simple mod to lengthen the pushrod by 6mm to solve the problem.

Also, bleed again after a few days helps.
 
I did a rite bodgit job of it tbh , couldn’t for love or money release the so called quick release coupler and so in my infinite wisdom I cut the pipe and pushed the join into a piece of rubber hydrolic hose , needless to say it worked for a few hours until the pressure blew it apart ha ha !! This time I’m going to use a piece of brass pipe so the fluid passes through it instead of creating a cavity between the ridiculously amateur joint
 

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