Seperate clutch master cylinder pipe at the connection under the battery box? - Page 2

MartinW · 16th May 2007, 23:51

Thanks, John. I'll keep that in mind. Is that the going price for the M/C?

JohnDotCom · 17th May 2007, 15:45

Its cheaper than XPart but if thats out of Stock with them, not sure of other suppliers at present, unless you ring around.

klm squared · 18th May 2007, 11:44

Hi
The clutch just went suddenly. I had no early warnings about it going.
I have replaced the M/C and guess what. It improved for a day but has now gone to exactly the same again.
I have spoken with the local Garage and they suggest bleeding it manually. I did bleed it with an Easy bleed set but they suggest that this may not work due to the "condom "in the M/C.
If you need a M/C. I believe there is one for sale on Ebay . Last time I looked it was 25.00. Either that or Rimmers were really useful and gave me a supplier in Merseyside who Data posted it to me next day. £182.00
Going to try manually bleeding on Sunday. After that I fear it's the Slave.......and about £350.00
Hope this helps.

MartinW · 19th May 2007, 19:27

Right, got mine back last night! The garage in Edinburgh did a good job and they mentioned the new clutch plate was different but so far so good and pedal much lighter.

That said, I expect the M/C to give up soon - I have been warned that with one new cylinder in place it puts strain on the other.

It is possible to see the fluid coming out of the clutch housing when the slave has gone. That said a new slave, plate and cover came to >£300 (genuine MG R parts) and the labour was £200 at 5 hrs.

Unfortunately whilst my clutch plate was remarkably unworn (I try not to sit on the clutch in traffic) with a good many miles left in it, it had to be replaced because of contamination from the fluid.

klm squared · 21st May 2007, 07:31

Im glad you are sorted Martin.

I just Bled mine out over the weekend and got a load of what looks like GREY FLUFF in the fluid. Any suggetsions as to what that might be. The clutch came back up for about three hours. Now has gone again.
I don't see any oil spots on the drive so am puzzled as to whether or not the slave has gone.I checked the old M/C that I took off and it seems to be ok??

16th May 2007, 23:51	#11
MartinW Newbie MG TF LE500 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chester Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks, John. I'll keep that in mind. Is that the going price for the M/C?

17th May 2007, 15:45	#12
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Its cheaper than XPart but if thats out of Stock with them, not sure of other suppliers at present, unless you ring around.

18th May 2007, 11:44	#13
klm squared Regular poster 75 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North East Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi The clutch just went suddenly. I had no early warnings about it going. I have replaced the M/C and guess what. It improved for a day but has now gone to exactly the same again. I have spoken with the local Garage and they suggest bleeding it manually. I did bleed it with an Easy bleed set but they suggest that this may not work due to the "condom "in the M/C. If you need a M/C. I believe there is one for sale on Ebay . Last time I looked it was 25.00. Either that or Rimmers were really useful and gave me a supplier in Merseyside who Data posted it to me next day. £182.00 Going to try manually bleeding on Sunday. After that I fear it's the Slave.......and about £350.00 Hope this helps.

19th May 2007, 19:27	#14
MartinW Newbie MG TF LE500 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chester Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Right, got mine back last night! The garage in Edinburgh did a good job and they mentioned the new clutch plate was different but so far so good and pedal much lighter. That said, I expect the M/C to give up soon - I have been warned that with one new cylinder in place it puts strain on the other. It is possible to see the fluid coming out of the clutch housing when the slave has gone. That said a new slave, plate and cover came to >£300 (genuine MG R parts) and the labour was £200 at 5 hrs. Unfortunately whilst my clutch plate was remarkably unworn (I try not to sit on the clutch in traffic) with a good many miles left in it, it had to be replaced because of contamination from the fluid.

21st May 2007, 07:31	#15
klm squared Regular poster 75 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North East Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Im glad you are sorted Martin. I just Bled mine out over the weekend and got a load of what looks like GREY FLUFF in the fluid. Any suggetsions as to what that might be. The clutch came back up for about three hours. Now has gone again. I don't see any oil spots on the drive so am puzzled as to whether or not the slave has gone.I checked the old M/C that I took off and it seems to be ok??