Thread: Defender TD5 Clutch Master Cylinder Questions - Urgent

(From my understanding of what rebuildable is...) They're rebuildable. About $15 worth of seals should do it, unless the reservoir is scallopped.... then you either need to resleeve or replace.

When you're putting the cylinder back in, don't forget that the measurement between the bottom of the pedal and floor should be 140mm. It makes it look a bit depressed compared to the brake pedal, but ensures that the piston is pushing in line with the cylinder, thereby stopping and scalloping/gouging that can prematurely end the life of your master cylinder.

And I agree, it is a rather wierd master cylinder setup.....

just so you know,, replaced the one on the V8 last week with a genuine part,
$160 inc labour.

If you can do it yourself, a new master cylinder is only around $65.00 anyway... a much better option than a re-build IMHO.

just had mine replaced under warrenty. 27000k's
defenderzook has had 2 replaced under warrenty???

phil

Thanks guy's. Got one from Britparts, WA, in Welshpool. Will be here tommorow morning $55 plus freight. Not bad I thought. Plus I am going to send him the old one and have the sleeve done in stainless steel. Nice to talk to someone who knows what you are talking about.

Just had mine repalced under warranty, 39,000Kms.

The distance from the pedal to the floor (vertical) is 160mm is that correct??

all this talk of stainless made me think,,
I got the slave cylinder on the race car resleeved in---
ceramic :!:

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The distance from the pedal to the floor (vertical) is 160mm is that correct??[/b][/quote]

140mm from bottom of pedal to floor (WITHOUT mat), that's what MR Automotive told me when I replaced mine about 5000kms ago, and that's what the RAVE CD says (I just checked). 8)