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by rayray » Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:30 pm
Hi,
I recently bought myself a lovely 97 mini cooper (jap import) and have found that i can barely put her in gear anymore and that the clutch pedal has gone rather soft. I made some inquiries and it looks like the slave cylinder for the clutch hydraulics maybe gone.
I was wondering an i on the right track and also where is the slave cylinder located? Iv found the master cylinder ( kinda right at the back under the left screen wash nipple) but cant trace the pipes to the slave.
Also is this a big job? And can anyone give me any tips on doing it?
Thanx in advance
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by irlmin » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:27 pm
Slave cyl is under the brake servo on the clutch housing , its mounted at about 45 degrees and is held on with 2 bolts , make sure it is the slave cyl is faulty before you go to replace it , you should check if the master cyl is full of fluid and then 'bleed' the air from the slave cyl by 'pumping ' up the pedal and while held down opening the bleed nipple on the slave cyl , its a bit tricky especially on Jap minis as there is very little room with aircon rad etc but you will get it with patience .
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by rayray » Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:07 pm
Nice one... Got sorted. I just bled her a bit, turns out there was air in the system. Shes running great now.
Just wondering how the air got in the system in the first place.
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