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Old 10th August 2018, 20:48   #1
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Question Best Clutch Slave Cylinder for 1.8T Cars.

Recommendations please as per title.

Interested to hear of negative feedback particularly Plastic v. Metal.

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Old 10th August 2018, 20:54   #2
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Recommendations please as per title.

Interested to hear of negative feedback particularly Plastic v. Metal.

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Don't fit the metal slave John, the QA is fairly poor

My choice would be LUK or Delphi

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The Freelander has a slightly longer pipe on the input side, however you can simply put a bend in the pipe, or change it for one from the old slave.


In terms of bleeding the master, I made a pipe up using a quick coupling and the bleed nipple from an old slave to enable the master to be bled in isolation to the slave, works a treat too

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Admittedly its a bit fiddly, but I've always managed to use my eezi bleed on the clutch master, using an old modified cap. I've replaced the black condom with an o ring that fits neatly in the cap, 200ml of fluid at about 15 psi and job done. One useful tip, a thin long flat bladed screwdriver is ideal to gently tap the cap loose or nip it up.
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A point to note if using the original cap with a rubber o ring in place of the condom.

There is a hole in the top of the cap, which must be blanked off, otherwise the fluid is open to atmosphere and will absorb moisture

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A point to note if using the original cap with a rubber o ring in place of the condom.

There is a hole in the top of the cap, which must be blanked off, otherwise the fluid is open to atmosphere and will absorb moisture

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I think all brake and clutch reservoirs require a ventilation hole, my understanding of the condom is so the unit can be sold off the shelf ready filled.
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