Thread: Easier to Bleed Clutch Slave Cylinder

Originally Posted by Peter O

G'day Lionel
You are right about the replacement slaves only coming with the standard bleed screw . I just replaced mine and had to swap the banjo fitting over.

On my Series 3 the original metal pipe fits to the top and the banjo fitting goes at the bottom and points to the bottom edge of the chassis. It helps with clearance around the PTO shaft too.

Cheers

G'day Peter & Other Interested Parties,

I made a number of assumptions that were based off what parts arrived in a box that contained the clutch slave cylinder. I also watched a Land Rover Toolbox video that shows a clutch slave cylinder coming out of what looks like a Land Rover marked box. Seen at the 0:39 time mark. It just looked like the clutch slave cylinder that I took off my Series 3 diesel.

The positioning of the bleed screw at the top both matched how it was on my Land Rover I took the slave cylinder from. It was also the same positioning on the Land Rover Toolbox video at the 1:15, removal at 2:40 and installation at the 4:49 time marks.

It was clearly a case of "monkey-see-monkey" do on my part While the Land Rover Toolbox video is of a Trailerfitters LDV Convoy Ambulance that is fitted with a 200tdi engine and fitted with a LT77 gear box. The spare parts retails show that the same clutch slave cylinder is used for both Series 3 and Defender models so I thought their positioning would be the same. I would have thought that the mechanic on the video would have been following the correct procedure and fitting all the correct parts that are meant to be there.

The Land Rover Toolbox video accessed 18th of July from, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-XjNLm7358"]Replacing and reverse bleeding - clutch slave cylinder Land Rover. - YouTube[/ame]

Kind Regards
Lionel

The hollow bolt & banjo fitting are non wearing items so I'm guessing that's why they are not included when you buy a slave cylinder.
Also the copper washers can be annealed & re-used several times.
A bleed nipple is included because they can get damaged by ham-fisted operators....

Bleed nipple at the top should make it easier to get air bubbles out but bleed nipple at the bottom might put the flexi pipe in a better position or make the nipple easier to get to (I'd have to have a look when I'm next bleeding a clutch).

I'll also have to look and see if any of mine have the banjo fitting.


Colin