HOW TO REMOVE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Well, it's off with pedal box complete and the pommy ears would still be burning. Eight bolts, the fluid pipe, remove air intake tract, a vacuum hose, the pedal rubber to gain the last poofteenth of clearance, and some cable ties securing (out of sight) the previous owners home wiring job to the pedal box. I think I will drill and tap the SAE flange on the master cylinder so the bolts can be accessed readily in future. I first tried Dave's recommendation of a ring spanner up into the pedal box. Would have been fine if the inaccessible nut on the other end didn't turn. Hence the idea of drilling and tapping the flange.

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you put the ring spanned on from inside the clutch pedal, the other you get to with a 1/4 inch drivfe or 3/8th drive socket.

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Originally Posted by mick88

Dave you might find the squeak is in the master cylinder itself if you have tried greasing the pivot point.
My clutch had a horrid squeak and no amount of grease solved it, the result was a grotty master cylinder barrel.

Cheers, Mick.

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Thanks Mick - will definitely have a look at that too. Thing is, the master cylinder is brand new so I'd be surprised if that's it. I think it was just sitting for too long and needs to be stripped, cleaned/polished and greased. I've has squeeky pedals before, but nothing like this.

It should be done pretty easily without removing the pedal box. I know that as
I changed mine a few years back and remember it being really quick to do.
Think I did something like Blknight said, but cant really remember - not much help I know, but I didnt really know what I was doing and it turned out ok (or maybe it was just one of those days when for once things just go right)

It's always good to grab a few cheap individual common size sockets when you see them out on special. Then when you have a need to knock up a special tool for a job you can weld a bit of 5/16" rod or a bit of 1/2 x 1/8 flat onto it and bend it into the required shape to suit the situation.

Cheers, Mick.